2021 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 17
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Ravon, Oscar, Aditi, Tyrone, and Kim play a card game. Each person is given cards out of a set of cards numbered The score of a player is the sum of the numbers of their cards. The scores of the players are as follows: Ravon-- Oscar-- Aditi-- Tyrone-- Kim-- Which of the following statements is true?
Solution
By logical deduction, we consider the scores from lowest to highest: Therefore, the answer is Note that if we didn't notice 4 can be composed of only 1 and 3, we can do casework from Ravon or Tyrone (only one of them can have the card numbered 10) and arrive at the same conclusions. Certainly, if we read the answer choices sooner, then we can stop at and pick
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Video Solution by OmegaLearn (Using Logical Deduction)
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Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
https://youtu.be/FV9AnyERgJQ?t=284
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Video Solution by Interstigation
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