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<math>76=3N+4M > 10M</math>, giving <math>M \le 7</math>.
 
<math>76=3N+4M > 10M</math>, giving <math>M \le 7</math>.
Since <math>M>4</math>, we have <math>M=5,6,7</math>
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Since <math>M>4</math>, we have <math>M=5,6,7</math>.
 
Since <math>4M</math> is <math>1</math> <math>\pmod{3}</math>, we must have <math>M</math> equal to <math>1</math> <math>\pmod{3}</math>, so <math>M=7</math>.
 
Since <math>4M</math> is <math>1</math> <math>\pmod{3}</math>, we must have <math>M</math> equal to <math>1</math> <math>\pmod{3}</math>, so <math>M=7</math>.
  

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A baseball league consists of two four-team divisions. Each team plays every other team in its division $N$ games. Each team plays every team in the other division $M$ games with $N>2M$ and $M>4$. Each team plays a 76 game schedule. How many games does a team play within its own division?

$\textbf{(A) } 36 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 48 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 54 \qquad \textbf{(D) } 60 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 72$

Solution 1

On one team they play $\binom{3}{2}N$ games in their division and $4(M)$ games in the other. This gives $3N+4M=76$

Since $M>4$ we start by trying $M=5$. This doesn't work because $56$ is not divisible by $3$.

Next, $M=6$ does not work because $52$ is not divisible by $3$

We try $M=7$ this does work giving $N=16,~M=7$ and thus $3\times 16=\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~48}$ games in their division.

Solution 2

$76=3N+4M > 10M$, giving $M \le 7$. Since $M>4$, we have $M=5,6,7$. Since $4M$ is $1$ $\pmod{3}$, we must have $M$ equal to $1$ $\pmod{3}$, so $M=7$.

This gives $3N=48$, as desired. The answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(B)}~48}$.

See Also

2015 AMC 8 (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 23
Followed by
Problem 25
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