Difference between revisions of "2011 AIME II Problems/Problem 1"
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Revision as of 09:56, 31 March 2011
Problem:
Gary purchased a large bevarage, but only drank m/n of it, where m and n are relatively prime positive integers. If he had purchased half as much and drank twice as much, he would have wasted only 2/9 as much bevarage. Find m+n.
Solution:
Set up a system of equations, which I will leave to somebody with more free time, and you get that m=5 and n=32. m+n=37
