2013 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 16
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A number of students from Fibonacci Middle School are taking part in a community service project. The ratio of -graders to -graders is , and the the ratio of -graders to -graders is . What is the smallest number of students that could be participating in the project?
Solution
Solution 1: Algebra
We multiply the first ratio by 8 on both sides, and the second ratio by 5 to get the same number for 8th graders, in order that we can put the two ratios together:
Therefore, the ratio of 8th graders to 7th graders to 6th graders is . Since the ratio is in lowest terms, the smallest number of students participating in the project is .
Solution 2: Fakesolving
The number of 8th graders has to be a multiple of 8 and 5, so assume it is 40 (the smallest possibility). Then there are 6th graders and 7th graders. The numbers of students is
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