Difference between revisions of "2011 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 11"

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Average the differences between the two times.
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The graph shows the number of minutes studied by both Asha (black bar) and Sasha (grey bar) in one week. On the average, how many more minutes per day did Sasha study than Asha?
10, -10, 20, 30, -20
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<asy>
The sum is 30.  Divide by 5 = 6.
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size(300);
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real i;
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defaultpen(linewidth(0.8));
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draw((0,140)--origin--(220,0));
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for(i=1;i<13;i=i+1) {
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draw((0,10*i)--(220,10*i));
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}
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label("$0$",origin,W);
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label("$20$",(0,20),W);
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label("$40$",(0,40),W);
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label("$60$",(0,60),W);
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label("$80$",(0,80),W);
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label("$100$",(0,100),W);
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label("$120$",(0,120),W);
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path MonD=(20,0)--(20,60)--(30,60)--(30,0)--cycle,MonL=(30,0)--(30,70)--(40,70)--(40,0)--cycle,TuesD=(60,0)--(60,90)--(70,90)--(70,0)--cycle,TuesL=(70,0)--(70,80)--(80,80)--(80,0)--cycle,WedD=(100,0)--(100,100)--(110,100)--(110,0)--cycle,WedL=(110,0)--(110,120)--(120,120)--(120,0)--cycle,ThurD=(140,0)--(140,80)--(150,80)--(150,0)--cycle,ThurL=(150,0)--(150,110)--(160,110)--(160,0)--cycle,FriD=(180,0)--(180,70)--(190,70)--(190,0)--cycle,FriL=(190,0)--(190,50)--(200,50)--(200,0)--cycle;
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fill(MonD,grey);
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fill(MonL,lightgrey);
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fill(TuesD,grey);
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fill(TuesL,lightgrey);
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fill(WedD,grey);
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fill(WedL,lightgrey);
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fill(ThurD,grey);
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fill(ThurL,lightgrey);
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fill(FriD,grey);
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fill(FriL,lightgrey);
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draw(MonD^^MonL^^TuesD^^TuesL^^WedD^^WedL^^ThurD^^ThurL^^FriD^^FriL);
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label("M",(30,-5),S);
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label("Tu",(70,-5),S);
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label("W",(110,-5),S);
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label("Th",(150,-5),S);
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label("F",(190,-5),S);
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label("M",(-25,85),W);
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label("I",(-27,75),W);
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label("N",(-25,65),W);
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label("U",(-25,55),W);
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label("T",(-25,45),W);
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label("E",(-25,35),W);
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label("S",(-26,25),W);</asy>
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<math> \textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 12 </math>
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==See Also==
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{{AMC8 box|year=2010|num-b=24|after=Last Problem}}

Revision as of 18:48, 4 November 2012

The graph shows the number of minutes studied by both Asha (black bar) and Sasha (grey bar) in one week. On the average, how many more minutes per day did Sasha study than Asha? [asy] size(300); real i; defaultpen(linewidth(0.8)); draw((0,140)--origin--(220,0)); for(i=1;i<13;i=i+1) { draw((0,10*i)--(220,10*i)); } label("$0$",origin,W); label("$20$",(0,20),W); label("$40$",(0,40),W); label("$60$",(0,60),W); label("$80$",(0,80),W); label("$100$",(0,100),W); label("$120$",(0,120),W); path MonD=(20,0)--(20,60)--(30,60)--(30,0)--cycle,MonL=(30,0)--(30,70)--(40,70)--(40,0)--cycle,TuesD=(60,0)--(60,90)--(70,90)--(70,0)--cycle,TuesL=(70,0)--(70,80)--(80,80)--(80,0)--cycle,WedD=(100,0)--(100,100)--(110,100)--(110,0)--cycle,WedL=(110,0)--(110,120)--(120,120)--(120,0)--cycle,ThurD=(140,0)--(140,80)--(150,80)--(150,0)--cycle,ThurL=(150,0)--(150,110)--(160,110)--(160,0)--cycle,FriD=(180,0)--(180,70)--(190,70)--(190,0)--cycle,FriL=(190,0)--(190,50)--(200,50)--(200,0)--cycle; fill(MonD,grey); fill(MonL,lightgrey); fill(TuesD,grey); fill(TuesL,lightgrey); fill(WedD,grey); fill(WedL,lightgrey); fill(ThurD,grey); fill(ThurL,lightgrey); fill(FriD,grey); fill(FriL,lightgrey); draw(MonD^^MonL^^TuesD^^TuesL^^WedD^^WedL^^ThurD^^ThurL^^FriD^^FriL); label("M",(30,-5),S); label("Tu",(70,-5),S); label("W",(110,-5),S); label("Th",(150,-5),S); label("F",(190,-5),S); label("M",(-25,85),W); label("I",(-27,75),W); label("N",(-25,65),W); label("U",(-25,55),W); label("T",(-25,45),W); label("E",(-25,35),W); label("S",(-26,25),W);[/asy]

$\textbf{(A)}\ 6\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 8\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 9\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 10\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 12$

See Also

2010 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 24
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