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== Problem 2 ==
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A small bottle of shampoo can hold 35 milliliters of shampoo, whereas a large bottle can hold 500 milliliters of shampoo. Jasmine wants to buy the minimum number of small bottles necessary to completely fill a large bottle. How many bottles must she buy?
 
 
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 11 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 12 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 13\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 14\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 15 </math>
 
 
 
== Solution ==
 
 
 
You want to find the minimum number of small bottles: so you do <math>\frac{500}{35} \approx 14.3 </math> which you round to <math>15</math>.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The answer is <math>\mathbf{\boxed{15\text{(E)}}}</math>.
 
 
 
== See Also ==
 
{{AMC10 box|year=2011|ab=A|num-b=1|num-a=3}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}
 

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