2009 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 8
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Problem 8
Three Generations of the Wen family are going to the movies, two from each generation. The two members of the youngest generation receive a % discount as children. The two members of the oldest generation receive a
discount as senior citizens. The two members of the middle generation receive no discount. Grandfather Wen, whose senior ticket costs
, is paying for everyone. How many dollars must he pay?
Solution
A senior ticket costs , so a regular ticket costs
dollars. Therefore children's tickets cost half that, or
, so we have:
So Grandfather Wen pays , or
.
Solution 2
Using average, we know that assuming the middle-aged people's ticket cost x dollars, 2\cdot(100%x+75%x+50%x). We average this into 2*(75%x+75%x+75%x). We know that 75%x=6.00, which means is the answer, or 36. -RealityWrites
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