2019 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 9
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Problem 9
Alex and Felicia each have cats as pets. Alex buys cat food in cylindrical cans that are cm in diameter and
cm high. Felicia buys cat food in cylindrical cans that are
cm in diameter and
cm high. What is the ratio of the volume of one of Alex's cans to the volume of one of Felicia's cans?
Solution 1
Using the formula for the volume of a cylinder, we get Alex, , and Felicia,
. We can quickly notice that
cancels out on both sides, and that Alex's volume is
of Felicia's leaving
as the answer.
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Solution 2
Using the formula for the volume of a cylinder, we get that the volume of Alex's can is , and that the volume of Felicia's can is
. Now, we divide the volume of Alex's can by the volume of Felicia's can, so we get
, which is
.
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Solution 3
The ratio of the numbers is . Looking closely at the formula
, we see that the
will cancel, meaning that the ratio of them will be
=
.
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Solution 4
The second can is size in each of 2 dimensions, and
size in 1 dimension.
.
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Solution 5
Without calculating much, you can do
( <-- which is Alex's volume, with ra being Alex's radius
diameter), and
being her cylinders height
which is Felicia's volume, with
being Felicia's radius, and
being her cylinders height.
Since we need the ratio between Alexa's and Felicias, we can do
The
cancel out, then substitute back in the numbers, which gives you:
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