2010 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 3
- The following problem is from both the 2010 AMC 12B #3 and 2010 AMC 10B #8, so both problems redirect to this page.
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[hide]Problem 3
A ticket to a school play cost dollars, where is a whole number. A group of 9th graders buys tickets costing a total of $, and a group of 10th graders buys tickets costing a total of $. How many values for are possible?
Solution
We find the greatest common factor of and to be . The number of factors of is which is the answer .
Video Solution
https://youtu.be/I3yihAO87CE?t=179
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See also
2010 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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Preceded by Problem 7 |
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
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