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==Problem==
 
==Problem==
There are <math>20</math> cities in the County of Newton. Their populations are shown in the bar chart below. The average population of all the cities is indicated by the horizontal dashed line. Which of the following is closest to the total population of all <math>20</math> cities?
 
  
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In how many ways can the letters in BEEKEEPER be rearranged so that two or more Es do not appear together?
size(300);
 
  
pen shortdashed=linetype(new real[] {6,6});
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<math>\textbf{(A)} ~1\qquad\textbf{(B)} ~4\qquad\textbf{(C)} ~12\qquad\textbf{(D)} ~24\qquad\textbf{(E)} ~120\qquad</math>
  
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==Solution==
draw((0,0)--(0,9300), linewidth(1.25));
 
draw((0,0)--(11550,0), linewidth(1.25));
 
  
for (int i = 2000; i < 9000; i = i + 2000) {
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For two or more Es to not appear together, the letters would have to be arranged in the form of E_E_E_E_E, where the blanks are one of each of the letters B, K, P, R. There are <math>4! = \boxed{24}</math> ways you can arrange the letter in the blanks, so that is our answer.
    draw((0,i)--(11550,i), linewidth(0.5)+1.5*grey);
 
    label(string(i), (0,i), W);
 
}
 
  
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~mahaler
  
for (int i = 500; i < 9300; i=i+500) {
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==Solution==
    draw((0,i)--(150,i),linewidth(1.25));
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We can see that the dotted line is exactly halfway between <math>4{,}500</math> and <math>5{,}000</math>, so it is at <math>4{,}750</math>. As this is the average population of all <math>20</math> cities, the total population is simply <math>4{,}750 \cdot 20 = \boxed{\textbf{(D) }95{,}000}</math>.
    if (i % 2000 == 0) {
 
        draw((0,i)--(250,i),linewidth(1.25));
 
    }
 
}
 
  
int[] data = {8750, 3800, 5000, 2900, 6400, 7500, 4100, 1400, 2600, 1470, 2600, 7100, 4070, 7500, 7000, 8100, 1900, 1600, 5850, 5750};
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==Video Solution by North America Math Contest Go Go Go==
int data_length = 20;
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqoLKBx20dQ
  
int r = 550;
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~North America Math Contest Go Go Go
for (int i = 0; i < data_length; ++i) {
 
    fill(((i+1)*r,0)--((i+1)*r, data[i])--((i+1)*r,0)--((i+1)*r, data[i])--((i+1)*r,0)--((i+1)*r, data[i])--((i+2)*r-100, data[i])--((i+2)*r-100,0)--cycle, 1.5*grey);
 
    draw(((i+1)*r,0)--((i+1)*r, data[i])--((i+1)*r,0)--((i+1)*r, data[i])--((i+1)*r,0)--((i+1)*r, data[i])--((i+2)*r-100, data[i])--((i+2)*r-100,0));
 
}
 
  
draw((0,4750)--(11450,4750),shortdashed);
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==Video Solution by WhyMath==
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https://youtu.be/5y4uDwZEF0M
  
label("Cities", (11450*0.5,0), S);
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~savannahsolver
label(rotate(90)*"Population", (0,9000*0.5), 10*W);
 
</asy>
 
  
<math>\textbf{(A) }65{,}000 \qquad \textbf{(B) }75{,}000 \qquad \textbf{(C) }85{,}000 \qquad \textbf{(D) }95{,}000 \qquad \textbf{(E) }105{,}000</math>
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==Video Solution==
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https://youtu.be/xjwDsaRE_Wo
  
==Solution 1==
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==Video Solution by Interstigation==
We can see that the dotted line is exactly halfway between <math>4{,}500</math> and <math>5{,}000</math>, so it is at <math>4{,}750</math>. As this is the average population of all <math>20</math> cities, the total population is simply <math>4{,}750 \cdot 20 = \boxed{\textbf{(D) }95{,}000}</math>.
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https://youtu.be/YnwkBZTv5Fw?t=608
  
==Solution 2 (estimation)==
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~Interstigation
The dashed line, which represents the average population of each city, is slightly below <math>5{,}000</math>. Since there are <math>20</math> cities, the answer is slightly less than <math>20\cdot 5{,}000 \approx 100{,}000</math>, which is closest to <math>\boxed{\textbf{(D) }95{,}000}</math>.
 
 
 
==Video Solution==
 
https://youtu.be/xjwDsaRE_Wo
 
  
 
==See also==  
 
==See also==  
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=13|num-a=15}}
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=13|num-a=15}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}

Revision as of 10:26, 28 January 2022

Problem

In how many ways can the letters in BEEKEEPER be rearranged so that two or more Es do not appear together?

$\textbf{(A)} ~1\qquad\textbf{(B)} ~4\qquad\textbf{(C)} ~12\qquad\textbf{(D)} ~24\qquad\textbf{(E)} ~120\qquad$

Solution

For two or more Es to not appear together, the letters would have to be arranged in the form of E_E_E_E_E, where the blanks are one of each of the letters B, K, P, R. There are $4! = \boxed{24}$ ways you can arrange the letter in the blanks, so that is our answer.

~mahaler

Solution

We can see that the dotted line is exactly halfway between $4{,}500$ and $5{,}000$, so it is at $4{,}750$. As this is the average population of all $20$ cities, the total population is simply $4{,}750 \cdot 20 = \boxed{\textbf{(D) }95{,}000}$.

Video Solution by North America Math Contest Go Go Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqoLKBx20dQ

~North America Math Contest Go Go Go

Video Solution by WhyMath

https://youtu.be/5y4uDwZEF0M

~savannahsolver

Video Solution

https://youtu.be/xjwDsaRE_Wo

Video Solution by Interstigation

https://youtu.be/YnwkBZTv5Fw?t=608

~Interstigation

See also

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