2014 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 23
Problem
Three members of the Euclid Middle School girls' softball team had the following conversation.
Ashley: I just realized that our uniform numbers are all 
-digit primes.
Bethany: And the sum of your two uniform numbers is the date of my birthday earlier this month.
Caitlin: That's funny. The sum of your two uniform numbers is the date of my birthday later this month.
Ashley: And the sum of you two uniform numbers is today's date.
What number does Caitlin wear?
Solution
The maximum amount of days any given month can have is 31, and the smallest two digit primes are 11, 13, and 17. There are a few different sums that can be deduced from the following numbers, which are 24, 30, and 28, all of which represent the three days. Therefore, since Bethany says that the other two people's uniform numbers is earlier, so that means Caitlin and Ashley's numbers must add up to 24. Similarly, Caitlin says that the other two people's uniform numbers is later, so the sum must add up to 30. This leaves 28 as today's date. From this, Caitlin was referring to the uniform wearers 13 and 17, telling us that her number is 11, giving our solution as (A) 11.
See Also
| 2014 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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