2023 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 8
- The following problem is from both the 2023 AMC 10A #10 and 2023 AMC 12A #8, so both problems redirect to this page.
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Maureen is keeping track of the mean of her quiz scores this semester. If Maureen scores an on the next quiz, her mean will increase by . If she scores an on each of the next three quizzes, her mean will increase by . What is the mean of her quiz scores currently?
Solution 1
Let represent the amount of tests taken previously and the mean of the scores taken previously.
We can write the following equations:
Multiplying by and solving, we get:
Multiplying by and solving, we get:
Solving the system of equations for and , we find that and .
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Solution 2 (Variation on Solution 1)
Suppose Maureen took tests with an average of . If she takes another test, her new average is Cross-multiplying: , so .
If she takes more tests, her new average is Cross-multiplying: , so .
But can also be written as . Therefore
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Solution 3
Let represent the sum of Maureen's test scores previously and be the number of scores taken previously.
So, and
We can use the first equation to write in terms of .
We then substitute this into the second equation:
From here, we solve for t, getting .
We substitute this to get .
Therefore, the solution to the problem is
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Video Solution by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)
https://youtu.be/cMgngeSmFCY?si=MHL95YihFdxKROrU&t=2280 ~Math-X
See Also
2023 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions |
2023 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
Preceded by Problem 7 |
Followed by Problem 9 |
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions |
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