Difference between revisions of "1995 AJHSME Problems/Problem 17"

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The table below gives the percent of students in each grade at Annville and Cleona elementary schools:
 
The table below gives the percent of students in each grade at Annville and Cleona elementary schools:
  
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<cmath> \begin{tabular}{rccccccc}&\textbf{\underline{K}}&\textbf{\underline{1}}&\textbf{\underline{2}}&\textbf{\underline{3}}&\textbf{\underline{4}}&\textbf{\underline{5}}&\textbf{\underline{6}}\\ \textbf{Annville:}& 16\% & 15\% & 15\% & 14\% & 13\% & 16\% & 11\%\\ \textbf{Cleona:}& 12\% & 15\% & 14\% & 13\% & 15\% & 14\% & 17\%\end{tabular} </cmath>
& \textbf{\underline{K}} & \textbf{\underline{1}} & \textbf{\underline{2}} & \textbf{\underline{3}} & \textbf{\underline{4}} & \textbf{\underline{5}} & \textbf{\underline{6}} \\
 
\textbf{Annville:} & 16\% & 15\% & 15\% & 14\% & 13\% & 16\% & 11\% \\
 
\textbf{Cleona:} & 12\% & 15\% & 14\% & 13\% & 15\% & 14\% & 17\%  
 
\end{tabular}\]
 
  
 
Annville has 100 students and Cleona has 200 students.  In the two schools combined, what percent of the students are in grade 6?
 
Annville has 100 students and Cleona has 200 students.  In the two schools combined, what percent of the students are in grade 6?
  
 
<math>\text{(A)}\ 12\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 13\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 14\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 15\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 28\%</math>
 
<math>\text{(A)}\ 12\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 13\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 14\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 15\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 28\%</math>

Revision as of 20:24, 19 August 2011

Problem

The table below gives the percent of students in each grade at Annville and Cleona elementary schools:

\[\begin{tabular}{rccccccc}&\textbf{\underline{K}}&\textbf{\underline{1}}&\textbf{\underline{2}}&\textbf{\underline{3}}&\textbf{\underline{4}}&\textbf{\underline{5}}&\textbf{\underline{6}}\\ \textbf{Annville:}& 16\% & 15\% & 15\% & 14\% & 13\% & 16\% & 11\%\\ \textbf{Cleona:}& 12\% & 15\% & 14\% & 13\% & 15\% & 14\% & 17\%\end{tabular}\]

Annville has 100 students and Cleona has 200 students. In the two schools combined, what percent of the students are in grade 6?

$\text{(A)}\ 12\% \qquad \text{(B)}\ 13\% \qquad \text{(C)}\ 14\% \qquad \text{(D)}\ 15\% \qquad \text{(E)}\ 28\%$