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<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 18</math>
 
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==Video Solution by OmegaLearn Using Geometric Counting==
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https://youtu.be/OOdK-nOzaII?t=2679
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~ pi_is_3.14
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==Video Solution==
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hQYzA6lsVc  ~David
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https://youtu.be/9nveueuZiqs ~savannahsolver
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==Video Solution for Problems 21-25 By Rohan Dhillon==
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We see that Samantha only has one way to go through in the city park, 6 ways to the city park to school, and 3 ways from her house to the city park. After this, we can see that there are 6X3=18 ways for Samantha to go to school (E)
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Using [[combinations]], we get that the number of ways to get from Samantha's house to City Park is <math>\binom31 = \dfrac{3!}{1!2!} = 3</math>, and the number of ways to get from City Park to school is <math>\binom42= \dfrac{4!}{2!2!} = \dfrac{4\cdot 3}{2} = 6</math>. Since there's one way to go through City Park (just walking straight through), the number of different ways to go from Samantha's house to City Park to school <math>3\cdot 6 = \boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 18}</math>.
  
 
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==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 19 December 2023

Problem

Samantha lives 2 blocks west and 1 block south of the southwest corner of City Park. Her school is 2 blocks east and 2 blocks north of the northeast corner of City Park. On school days she bikes on streets to the southwest corner of City Park, then takes a diagonal path through the park to the northeast corner, and then bikes on streets to school. If her route is as short as possible, how many different routes can she take?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 6 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 9 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 12 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 18$

Video Solution by OmegaLearn Using Geometric Counting

https://youtu.be/OOdK-nOzaII?t=2679

~ pi_is_3.14

Video Solution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hQYzA6lsVc ~David

https://youtu.be/9nveueuZiqs ~savannahsolver

Video Solution for Problems 21-25 By Rohan Dhillon

https://youtu.be/-mi3qziCuec

Solution

[asy] unitsize(8mm); for(int i=0; i<=8; ++i) { draw((0,i)--(8,i)); draw((i,0)--(i,8)); } fill((2,1)--(6,1)--(6,6)--(2,6)--cycle); for(int j=0; j<= 38; ++j) { draw((0,0)--(2,0)--(2,1)--(0,1)--(0,0), black+linewidth(3)); draw((6,6)--(6,8)--(8,8)--(8,6)--(6,6), black+linewidth(3)); }[/asy]

Using combinations, we get that the number of ways to get from Samantha's house to City Park is $\binom31 = \dfrac{3!}{1!2!} = 3$, and the number of ways to get from City Park to school is $\binom42= \dfrac{4!}{2!2!} = \dfrac{4\cdot 3}{2} = 6$. Since there's one way to go through City Park (just walking straight through), the number of different ways to go from Samantha's house to City Park to school $3\cdot 6 = \boxed{\textbf{(E)}\ 18}$.

See Also

2013 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 22
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