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== Problem 3 ==
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{{duplicate|[[2010 AMC 12B Problems|2010 AMC 12B #3]] and [[2010 AMC 10B Problems|2010 AMC 10B #8]]}}
A ticket to a school play cost <math>x</math> dollars, where <math>x</math> is a whole number. A group of 9<sub>th</sub> graders buys tickets costing a total of &#36;<math>48</math>, and a group of 10<sub>th</sub> graders buys tickets costing a total of &#36;<math>64</math>. How many values for <math>x</math> are possible?
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== Problem ==
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A ticket to a school play cost <math>x</math> dollars, where <math>x</math> is a whole number. A group of 9th graders buys tickets costing a total of \$<math>48</math>, and a group of 10th graders buys tickets costing a total of \$<math>64</math>. How many values for <math>x</math> are possible?
  
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5</math>
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== Solution ==
 
== Solution ==
 
We find the greatest common factor of <math>48</math> and <math>64</math> to be <math>16</math>. The number of factors of <math>16</math> is <math>5</math> which is the answer <math>(E)</math>.
 
We find the greatest common factor of <math>48</math> and <math>64</math> to be <math>16</math>. The number of factors of <math>16</math> is <math>5</math> which is the answer <math>(E)</math>.
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/eVp2z5Y3kUY
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~Education, the Study of Everything
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/I3yihAO87CE?t=179
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~IceMatrix
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
{{AMC12 box|year=2010|num-b=2|num-a=4|ab=B}}
 
{{AMC12 box|year=2010|num-b=2|num-a=4|ab=B}}
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{{AMC10 box|year=2010|num-b=7|num-a=9|ab=B}}
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 1 August 2022

The following problem is from both the 2010 AMC 12B #3 and 2010 AMC 10B #8, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

A ticket to a school play cost $x$ dollars, where $x$ is a whole number. A group of 9th graders buys tickets costing a total of $$48$, and a group of 10th graders buys tickets costing a total of $$64$. How many values for $x$ are possible?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 4 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5$

Solution

We find the greatest common factor of $48$ and $64$ to be $16$. The number of factors of $16$ is $5$ which is the answer $(E)$.

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/eVp2z5Y3kUY

~Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/I3yihAO87CE?t=179

~IceMatrix

See also

2010 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 2
Followed by
Problem 4
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
2010 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 7
Followed by
Problem 9
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions

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