Difference between revisions of "2015 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 1"

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<math>={\frac{1}{25}}\times5</math>
 
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<math>=-125\implies{\boxed{\textbf{(A)}{\frac{5}{24}}}, \boxed{\textbf{(E)}{-120}}}</math>
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Revision as of 03:04, 5 February 2015

The following problem is from both the 2015 AMC 12A #1 and 2015 AMC 10A #1, so both problems redirect to this page.

Problem

What is the value of $(2^0-1+5^2-0)^{-1}\times5?$

$\textbf{(A)}\ -125\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ -120\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{1}{5}\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ \frac{5}{24}\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 25$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

Solution

$(2^0-1+5^2-0)^{-1}\times5$ $=(1-1+{25}-0)^{-1}\times5$ $={\frac{1}{25}}\times5$ $=-25\times5$ $=-125\implies{\boxed{\textbf{(A)}{\frac{5}{24}}}, \boxed{\textbf{(E)}{-120}}}$

See Also

2015 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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First Problem
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Problem 2
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions
2015 AMC 12A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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First Problem
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Problem 2
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions

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