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==Problem==
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The average of the numbers <math>1, 2, 3,\cdots, 98, 99,</math> and <math>x</math> is <math>100x</math>. What is <math>x</math>?
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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{49}{101} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{50}{101} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{51}{101} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{50}{99}</math>
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==Solution==
 
We must find the average of the numbers from <math> 1 </math> to <math> 99 </math> and <math> x </math> in terms of <math> x </math>. The sum of all these terms is <math> \frac{99(100)}{2}+x=99(50)+x </math>. We must divide this by the total number of terms, which is <math> 100 </math>. We get: <math> \frac{99(50)+x}{100} </math>. This is equal to <math> 100x </math>, as stated in the problem. We have: <math> \frac{99(50)+x}{100}=100x </math>. We can now cross multiply. This gives:
 
We must find the average of the numbers from <math> 1 </math> to <math> 99 </math> and <math> x </math> in terms of <math> x </math>. The sum of all these terms is <math> \frac{99(100)}{2}+x=99(50)+x </math>. We must divide this by the total number of terms, which is <math> 100 </math>. We get: <math> \frac{99(50)+x}{100} </math>. This is equal to <math> 100x </math>, as stated in the problem. We have: <math> \frac{99(50)+x}{100}=100x </math>. We can now cross multiply. This gives:
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100(100x)=99(50)+x,
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<cmath>\begin{align*}
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10000x=99(50)+x,
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100(100x)&=99(50)+x\\
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9999x=99(50),
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10000x&=99(50)+x\\
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101x=50,
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9999x&=99(50)\\
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101x&=50\\
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x&=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{50}{101}}</cmath>
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==See Also==
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This gives us our answer. <math> \boxed{\mathrm{(B)}= \frac{50}{101}} </math>
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Revision as of 14:15, 26 November 2011

Problem

The average of the numbers $1, 2, 3,\cdots, 98, 99,$ and $x$ is $100x$. What is $x$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \dfrac{49}{101} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \dfrac{50}{101} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ \dfrac{1}{2} \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \dfrac{51}{101} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \dfrac{50}{99}$

Solution

We must find the average of the numbers from $1$ to $99$ and $x$ in terms of $x$. The sum of all these terms is $\frac{99(100)}{2}+x=99(50)+x$. We must divide this by the total number of terms, which is $100$. We get: $\frac{99(50)+x}{100}$. This is equal to $100x$, as stated in the problem. We have: $\frac{99(50)+x}{100}=100x$. We can now cross multiply. This gives: 

\begin{align*}
100(100x)&=99(50)+x\\
10000x&=99(50)+x\\
9999x&=99(50)\\
101x&=50\\
x&=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{50}{101}} (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

See Also

2010 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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Problem 13 		Followed by
Problem 15
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