2018 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 6
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Problem
Suppose cans of soda can be purchased from a vending machine for quarters. Which of the following expressions describes the number of cans of soda that can be purchased for dollars, where dollar is worth quarters?
Solution 1
Each can of soda costs quarters, or dollars. Therefore, dollars can purchase cans of soda.
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Solution 2
Note that is in the unit of On the other hand, and are both in the units of
The units of and are and respectively. Since the answer is in the unit of we eliminate and Moreover, it is clear that dollars can purchase more than cans of soda, from which we eliminate Therefore, the answer is
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