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==Problem==
 
==Problem==
Mary took 24 chickens to the market. In the morning she
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Mary took <math>24</math> chickens to the market. In the morning she sold the chickens at <math>\textdollar 7</math> each and she only sold out less than half of them. In the afternoon she discounted the price of each chicken but the price was still an integral number in dollar. In the afternoon she could sell all the chickens, and she got totally <math>\textdollar 132</math> for the whole day. How many chickens were sold in the morning?
sold the chickens at <math>&#036;7 each and she only sold out less than
 
half of them. In the afternoon she discounted the price of
 
each chicken but the price was still an integral number in
 
dollar. In the afternoon she could sell all the chickens, and
 
she got totally </math>&#036;132 for the whole day. How many
 
chickens were sold in the morning?
 
  
 
==Solution==
 
==Solution==
  
Let A be the number of chickens she sold before the discount and B be the number of chickens sold after the discount. Let c be the price of one chicken after the discount.
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Let <math>A</math> be the number of chickens she sold before the discount and <math>B</math> be the number of chickens sold after the discount. Let <math>c</math> be the price of one chicken after the discount.
  
 
<math>A+B=24</math>
 
<math>A+B=24</math>
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<math>(7-c)(A)=132-24c</math>
 
<math>(7-c)(A)=132-24c</math>
  
So c is 5 or less. We make a table of A and c:
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So <math>c</math> is less than <math>5</math>. We make a table of <math>A</math> and <math>c</math>:
  
c|A
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<math>c</math> | <math>A</math>
  
5|6
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<math>5</math> | <math>6</math>
  
4|18
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<math>4</math> | <math>18</math>
  
So c must equal 5, since when c decreases, A increases.
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So <math>c</math> must equal <math>5</math>, since when <math>c</math> decreases, <math>A</math> increases.
  
A=6.
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<math>A=6</math>.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 19:14, 7 April 2016

Problem

Mary took $24$ chickens to the market. In the morning she sold the chickens at $\textdollar 7$ each and she only sold out less than half of them. In the afternoon she discounted the price of each chicken but the price was still an integral number in dollar. In the afternoon she could sell all the chickens, and she got totally $\textdollar 132$ for the whole day. How many chickens were sold in the morning?

Solution

Let $A$ be the number of chickens she sold before the discount and $B$ be the number of chickens sold after the discount. Let $c$ be the price of one chicken after the discount.

$A+B=24$

$7A+cB=132$

$(7-c)(A)=132-24c$

So $c$ is less than $5$. We make a table of $A$ and $c$:

$c$ | $A$

$5$ | $6$

$4$ | $18$

So $c$ must equal $5$, since when $c$ decreases, $A$ increases.

$A=6$.

See Also

1997 PMWC (Problems)
Preceded by
Problem I9
Followed by
Problem I11
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T: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10