2023 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 2
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Problem
The weight of of a large pizza together with
cups of orange slices is the same as the weight of
of a large pizza together with
cup of orange slices. A cup of orange slices weighs
of a pound. What is the weight, in pounds, of a large pizza?
Solution 1
Use a system of equations. Let be the weight of a pizza and
be the weight of a cup of orange slices.
We have
Rearranging, we get
Plugging in
pounds for
gives
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Solution 1
Let
From the problem, we know that .
Write the equation as below:
Solving for
:
$p = \frac{9}{5} = \boxed{\textbf{(A) }1\frac{4}{5}.$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)
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See Also
2023 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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