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Mia is “helping” her mom pick up <math>30</math> toys that are strewn on the floor. Mia’s mom manages to put <math>3</math> toys into the toy box every <math>30</math> seconds, but each time immediately after those <math>30</math> seconds have elapsed, Mia takes <math>2</math> toys out of the box. How much time, in minutes, will it take Mia and her mom to put all <math>30</math> toys into the box for the first time?
 
Mia is “helping” her mom pick up <math>30</math> toys that are strewn on the floor. Mia’s mom manages to put <math>3</math> toys into the toy box every <math>30</math> seconds, but each time immediately after those <math>30</math> seconds have elapsed, Mia takes <math>2</math> toys out of the box. How much time, in minutes, will it take Mia and her mom to put all <math>30</math> toys into the box for the first time?
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 13.5\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 14\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 14.5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 15.5</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A)}\ 13.5\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 14\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 14.5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 15.5</math>
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==Solution==
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Every <math>30</math> seconds <math>3-2</math> toys are put in the box, so after <math>27\cdot30seconds</math> there will be <math>27</math> toys in the box.  Mia's mom will then put <math>3</math> toys into to the box and we have our total amount of time to be <math>27\cdot30+30=840</math> seconds, which equals <math>14</math> minutes. <math>\boxed{(B) 14}</math>

Revision as of 15:14, 8 February 2017

Problem

Mia is “helping” her mom pick up $30$ toys that are strewn on the floor. Mia’s mom manages to put $3$ toys into the toy box every $30$ seconds, but each time immediately after those $30$ seconds have elapsed, Mia takes $2$ toys out of the box. How much time, in minutes, will it take Mia and her mom to put all $30$ toys into the box for the first time? $\textbf{(A)}\ 13.5\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 14\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 14.5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 15\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 15.5$

Solution

Every $30$ seconds $3-2$ toys are put in the box, so after $27\cdot30seconds$ there will be $27$ toys in the box. Mia's mom will then put $3$ toys into to the box and we have our total amount of time to be $27\cdot30+30=840$ seconds, which equals $14$ minutes. $\boxed{(B) 14}$

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