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==Video Solution==
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==Problem==
 
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A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars.  Marketing research suggests that using wider jars will increase sales.  If the [[diameter]] of the jars is increased by <math>25\%</math> without altering the [[volume]], by what percent must the height be decreased?
 
A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars.  Marketing research suggests that using wider jars will increase sales.  If the [[diameter]] of the jars is increased by <math>25\%</math> without altering the [[volume]], by what percent must the height be decreased?

Revision as of 18:37, 5 January 2021

The following problem is from both the 2004 AMC 12A #9 and 2004 AMC 10A #11, so both problems redirect to this page.

Video Solution

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Problem

A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars. Marketing research suggests that using wider jars will increase sales. If the diameter of the jars is increased by $25\%$ without altering the volume, by what percent must the height be decreased?

$\mathrm{(A) \ } 10 \qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 25 \qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 36 \qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 50 \qquad \mathrm{(E) \ } 60$

Solution

When the diameter is increased by $25\%$, it is increased by $\dfrac{5}{4}$, so the area of the base is increased by $\left(\dfrac54\right)^2=\dfrac{25}{16}$.

To keep the volume the same, the height must be $\dfrac{1}{\frac{25}{16}}=\dfrac{16}{25}$ of the original height, which is a $36\%$ reduction. $\boxed{\mathrm{(C)}\ 36}$

See also

2004 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 8
Followed by
Problem 10
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
2004 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 10
Followed by
Problem 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions

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