2011 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 4
Problem
LeRoy and Bernardo went on a week-long trip together and agreed to share the costs equally. Over the week, each of them paid for various joint expenses such as gasoline and car rental. At the end of the trip it turned out that LeRoy had paid dollars and Bernardo had paid
dollars, where
. How many dollars must LeRoy give to Bernardo so that they share the costs equally?
Solution 1
The difference in how much LeRoy and Bernardo paid is . To share the costs equally, LeRoy must give Bernardo half of the difference, which is
Solution 2 (Use an example)
Since there are no restrictions on cost paid besides , we can use an example where
and
. Quickly, we realize the only way they could pay the same amount of money is if they both pay 45 dollars. This means LeRoy must give Bernardo
. Looking at the answer choices we see only
works.
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