2022 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 21
Problem
Steph scored 
baskets out of 
attempts in the first half of a game, and 
baskets out of attempts in the second half. Candace took 
attempts in the first half and 
attempts in the second. In each half, Steph scored a higher percentage of baskets than Candace. Surprisingly they ended with the same overall percentage of baskets scored. How many more baskets did Candace score in the second half than in the first?
![[asy] size(7cm); draw((-8,27)--(72,27)); draw((16,0)--(16,35)); draw((40,0)--(40,35)); label("12", (28,3)); draw((25,6.5)--(25,12)--(31,12)--(31,6.5)--cycle); draw((25,5.5)--(31,5.5)); label("18", (56,3)); draw((53,6.5)--(53,12)--(59,12)--(59,6.5)--cycle); draw((53,5.5)--(59,5.5)); draw((53,5.5)--(59,5.5)); label("20", (28,18)); label("15", (28,24)); draw((25,21)--(31,21)); label("10", (56,18)); label("10", (56,24)); draw((53,21)--(59,21)); label("First Half", (28,31)); label("Second Half", (56,31)); label("Candace", (2.35,6)); label("Steph", (0,21)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/4/2/a/42aefbe42671b2aeb0b90d88e171e5e03a00b73e.png)
Solution
Let 
be the number of shots that Candace made in the first half, and let 
be the number of shots Candace made in the second half. Since Candace and Steph took the same number of attempts, with an equal percentage of baskets scored, we have 
In addition, we have the following inequalities: ![\[\frac{x}{12}<\frac{15}{20} \implies x<9,\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/1/6/716a42f88961e64e0d35c406547f428f6f675fe6.png)
and ![\[\frac{y}{18}<\frac{10}{10} \implies y<18.\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/a/3/3/a33cc629e050ccf31e08c13b068e5dd97ddd5290.png)
Pairing this up with 
we see the ONLY possible solution is 
for an answer of 
See Also
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