2015 AIME I Problems/Problem 1

Revision as of 16:50, 20 March 2015 by Yayups (talk | contribs) (Problem)

Problem

The expressions $A$ = $1 \times 2 + 3 \times 4 + 5 \times 6 + *** + 37 \times 38 + 39$ and $B$ = $1 + 2 \times 3 + 4 \times 5 + *** + 36 \times 37 + 38 \times 39$ are obtained by writing multiplication and addition operators in an alternating pattern between successive integers. Find the positive difference between integers $A$ and $B$.

See also

2015 AIME I (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
First Problem
Followed by
Problem 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
All AIME Problems and Solutions

The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Mathematical Association of America's American Mathematics Competitions. AMC logo.png