2012 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 5
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Problem
Two integers have a sum of . when two more integers are added to the first two, the sum is
. Finally, when two more integers are added to the sum of the previous
integers, the sum is
. What is the minimum number of even integers among the
integers?
Solution
So, x+y=26, x could equal 15, and y could equal 11, so no even integers required here. 41-26=15. a+b=15, a could equal 9 and b could equal 6, so one even integer is required here. 57-41=16. m+n=16, m could equal 9 and n could equal 7, so no even integers required here, meaning only 1 even integer is required; A.
Solution 2
Just worded and formatted a little differently than above.
The first two integers sum up to . Since
is even, in order to minimize the number of even integers, we make both of the first two odd.
The second two integers sum up to . Since
is odd, we must have at least one even integer in these next two.
Finally, , and once again,
is an even number so both of these integers can be odd.
Therefore, we have a total of one even integer and our answer is .
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