2009 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 1
- The following problem is from both the 2009 AMC 10B #1 and 2009 AMC 12B #1, so both problems redirect to this page.
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Problem
Each morning of her five-day workweek, Jane bought either a 50-cent muffin or a 75-cent bagel. Her total cost for the week was a whole number of dollars, How many bagels did she buy?
Solution 1
The only combination of five items with total cost a whole number of dollars is 3 muffins and 
bagels. The answer is 
.
Solution 2
Because 
ends in a 5, and we want a whole number of dollars, we know that there must be an even number of bagels. Furthermore, this tells us that the number of muffins is odd. Now, because it is a whole number of dollars, and 
cents multiplied by an odd number means that it will end in a , we know that the result of the even number multiplied by ,must end in a 50. Note that the only result that gives this result is when 75 is multiplied by 2. Thus, our answer is .
See also
| 2009 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2009 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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Followed by Problem 2 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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