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== Problem ==
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A unit of blood expires after <math>10!=10\cdot 9 \cdot 8 \cdots 1</math> seconds. Yasin donates a unit of blood at noon of January 1. On what day does his unit of blood expire?
 
A unit of blood expires after <math>10!=10\cdot 9 \cdot 8 \cdots 1</math> seconds. Yasin donates a unit of blood at noon of January 1. On what day does his unit of blood expire?
  
<math>\textbf{(A) }\text{January 2}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\text{January 12}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\text{January 22}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\text{Febuary 11}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{Febuary 12}</math>
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<math>\textbf{(A) }\text{January 2}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\text{January 12}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\text{January 22}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\text{February 11}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{February 12}</math>
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== Solution ==
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The problem says there are <math>10! = 10\cdot 9\cdot 8\cdot 7\cdot 6\cdot 5\cdot 4\cdot 3\cdot 2\cdot 1</math> seconds.
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Convert <math>10!</math> seconds to minutes by dividing by <math>60</math>: <math>9\cdot 8\cdot 7\cdot 5\cdot 4\cdot 3\cdot 2</math> minutes.
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Convert minutes to hours by dividing by <math>60</math> again: <math>9\cdot 8\cdot 7\cdot 2</math> hours.
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Convert hours to days by dividing by <math>24</math>: <math>3\cdot 7\cdot 2 = 42</math> days.
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Now we need to count <math>42</math> days after January 1. Since we start on Jan. 1, then we can't count that as a day itself. When we reach Jan. 31(The end of the month), we only have counted 30 days. <math>42 - 30 = 12</math>. Count <math>12</math> more days, resulting in <math>\fbox{\textbf{(E) }\text{February 12}}</math>.
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~nosysnow ~Max0815
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==Video Solutions==
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https://youtu.be/vO-ELYmgRI8
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https://youtu.be/FbSYTL8tPwo
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~savannahsolver
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https://youtu.be/bPfLeXu9kx0
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Education, the Study of Everything
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== See Also ==
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Revision as of 03:38, 5 January 2022

Problem

A unit of blood expires after $10!=10\cdot 9 \cdot 8 \cdots 1$ seconds. Yasin donates a unit of blood at noon of January 1. On what day does his unit of blood expire?

$\textbf{(A) }\text{January 2}\qquad\textbf{(B) }\text{January 12}\qquad\textbf{(C) }\text{January 22}\qquad\textbf{(D) }\text{February 11}\qquad\textbf{(E) }\text{February 12}$

Solution

The problem says there are $10! = 10\cdot 9\cdot 8\cdot 7\cdot 6\cdot 5\cdot 4\cdot 3\cdot 2\cdot 1$ seconds. Convert $10!$ seconds to minutes by dividing by $60$: $9\cdot 8\cdot 7\cdot 5\cdot 4\cdot 3\cdot 2$ minutes. Convert minutes to hours by dividing by $60$ again: $9\cdot 8\cdot 7\cdot 2$ hours. Convert hours to days by dividing by $24$: $3\cdot 7\cdot 2 = 42$ days.

Now we need to count $42$ days after January 1. Since we start on Jan. 1, then we can't count that as a day itself. When we reach Jan. 31(The end of the month), we only have counted 30 days. $42 - 30 = 12$. Count $12$ more days, resulting in $\fbox{\textbf{(E) }\text{February 12}}$.

~nosysnow ~Max0815

Video Solutions

https://youtu.be/vO-ELYmgRI8

https://youtu.be/FbSYTL8tPwo

~savannahsolver

https://youtu.be/bPfLeXu9kx0

Education, the Study of Everything

See Also

2018 AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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