2021 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 6
Contents
- 1 Problem
- 2 Solution 1 (Algebra)
- 3 Solution 2 (Arithmetic)
- 4 Solution 3 (Observations)
- 5 Video Solution (Quick and Easy)
- 6 Video Solution by Aaron He
- 7 Video Solution by Hawk Math
- 8 Video Solution by OmegaLearn(Using Probability and System of Equations)
- 9 Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
- 10 See also
Problem
A deck of cards has only red cards and black cards. The probability of a randomly chosen card being red is . When
black cards are added to the deck, the probability of choosing red becomes
. How many cards were in the deck originally?
Solution 1 (Algebra)
If the probability of choosing a red card is , the red and black cards are in ratio
. This means at the beginning there are
red cards and
black cards.
After black cards are added, there are
black cards. This time, the probability of choosing a red card is
so the ratio of red to black cards is
. This means in the new deck the number of black cards is also
for the same
red cards.
So, and
meaning there are
red cards in the deck at the start and
black cards.
So, the answer is .
--abhinavg0627
Solution 2 (Arithmetic)
In terms of the number of cards, the original deck is times the red cards, and the final deck is
times the red cards. So, the final deck is
times the original deck. We are given that adding
cards to the original deck is the same as increasing the original deck by
of itself. Since
cards are equal to
of the original deck, the original deck has
cards.
~MRENTHUSIASM
Solution 3 (Observations)
Suppose there were cards in the deck originally. Now, the deck has
cards, which must be a multiple of
Only is a multiple of
so the answer is
~MRENTHUSIASM
Video Solution (Quick and Easy)
~Education, the Study of Everything
Video Solution by Aaron He
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTGDKBthWsw&t=5m51s
Video Solution by Hawk Math
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5al76DxyHY
Video Solution by OmegaLearn(Using Probability and System of Equations)
~ pi_is_3.14
Video Solution by TheBeautyofMath
~IceMatrix
See also
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