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Portia's high school has <math>3</math> times as many students as Lara's high school. The two high schools have a total of <math>2600</math> students. How many students does Portia's high school have?
  
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==Solution==
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<math>\textbf{(A)} ~600 \qquad\textbf{(B)} ~650 \qquad\textbf{(C)} ~1950 \qquad\textbf{(D)} ~2000\qquad\textbf{(E)} ~2050</math>
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==See also==
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==Solution 1 (Two Variables)==
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The following system of equations can be formed with <math>P</math> representing the number of students in Portia's high school and <math>L</math> representing the number of students in Lara's high school:
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<cmath>\begin{align*}
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P&=3L, \\
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P+L&=2600.
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\end{align*}</cmath>
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Substituting <math>P=3L</math> gives <math>4L=2600.</math> Solving for <math>L</math> gives <math>L=650.</math> Since we need to find <math>P,</math> we multiply <math>650</math> by <math>3</math> to get <math>P=\boxed{\textbf{(C)} ~1950}.</math>
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~happykeeper (Solution)
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~MRENTHUSIASM (Reformatting)
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==Solution 2 (One Variable)==
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Suppose Lara's high school has <math>x</math> students, so Portia's high school has <math>3x</math> students. We have <math>x+3x=2600,</math> or <math>4x=2600.</math> The answer is <cmath>3x=2600\cdot\frac 34=650\cdot3=\boxed{\textbf{(C)} ~1950}.</cmath>
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~MRENTHUSIASM
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==Solution 3 (Arithmetic)==
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Clearly, <math>2600</math> is <math>4</math> times the number of students in Lara's high school. Therefore, Lara's high school has <math>2600\div4=650</math> students, and Portia's high school has <math>650\cdot3=\boxed{\textbf{(C)} ~1950}</math> students.
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~MRENTHUSIASM
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==Solution 4 (Observations)==
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The number of students in Portia's high school must be a multiple of <math>3.</math> This eliminates <math>\textbf{(B)},\textbf{(D)},</math> and <math>\textbf{(E)}.</math> Since <math>\textbf{(A)}</math> is too small (as it is clear that <math>600+\frac{600}{3}<2600</math>), we are left with <math>\boxed{\textbf{(C)} ~1950}.</math>
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~MRENTHUSIASM
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==Video Solutions==
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===Video Solution 1 (Very Fast & Simple)===
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https://youtu.be/DOtysU-a1B4
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~ Education, the Study of Everything
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===Video Solution 2 (Setting Variables)===
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https://youtu.be/qNf6SiIpIsk?t=119
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~ThePuzzlr
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===Video Solution 3 (Solving by Equation)===
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOpgeMfvUpE&list=PLexHyfQ8DMuKqltG3cHT7Di4jhVl6L4YJ&index=1
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~North America Math Contest Go Go Go
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===Video Solution 4 by OmegaLearn===
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https://youtu.be/xXx0iP1tn8k
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- pi_is_3.14
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===Video Solution 5===
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https://youtu.be/GwwDQYqptlQ
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~savannahsolver
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===Video Solution 6===
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https://youtu.be/50CThrk3RcM?t=66
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~IceMatrix
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===Video Solution 7 (Problems 1-3)===
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https://youtu.be/CupJpUzKPB0
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~MathWithPi
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===Video Solution 8===
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https://youtu.be/slVBYmcDMOI
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~The Learning Royal
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==See Also==
 
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Latest revision as of 21:59, 28 October 2022

Problem

Portia's high school has $3$ times as many students as Lara's high school. The two high schools have a total of $2600$ students. How many students does Portia's high school have?

$\textbf{(A)} ~600 \qquad\textbf{(B)} ~650 \qquad\textbf{(C)} ~1950 \qquad\textbf{(D)} ~2000\qquad\textbf{(E)} ~2050$

Solution 1 (Two Variables)

The following system of equations can be formed with $P$ representing the number of students in Portia's high school and $L$ representing the number of students in Lara's high school: \begin{align*} P&=3L, \\ P+L&=2600. \end{align*} Substituting $P=3L$ gives $4L=2600.$ Solving for $L$ gives $L=650.$ Since we need to find $P,$ we multiply $650$ by $3$ to get $P=\boxed{\textbf{(C)} ~1950}.$

~happykeeper (Solution)

~MRENTHUSIASM (Reformatting)

Solution 2 (One Variable)

Suppose Lara's high school has $x$ students, so Portia's high school has $3x$ students. We have $x+3x=2600,$ or $4x=2600.$ The answer is \[3x=2600\cdot\frac 34=650\cdot3=\boxed{\textbf{(C)} ~1950}.\]

~MRENTHUSIASM

Solution 3 (Arithmetic)

Clearly, $2600$ is $4$ times the number of students in Lara's high school. Therefore, Lara's high school has $2600\div4=650$ students, and Portia's high school has $650\cdot3=\boxed{\textbf{(C)} ~1950}$ students.

~MRENTHUSIASM

Solution 4 (Observations)

The number of students in Portia's high school must be a multiple of $3.$ This eliminates $\textbf{(B)},\textbf{(D)},$ and $\textbf{(E)}.$ Since $\textbf{(A)}$ is too small (as it is clear that $600+\frac{600}{3}<2600$), we are left with $\boxed{\textbf{(C)} ~1950}.$

~MRENTHUSIASM

Video Solutions

Video Solution 1 (Very Fast & Simple)

https://youtu.be/DOtysU-a1B4

~ Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution 2 (Setting Variables)

https://youtu.be/qNf6SiIpIsk?t=119 ~ThePuzzlr

Video Solution 3 (Solving by Equation)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOpgeMfvUpE&list=PLexHyfQ8DMuKqltG3cHT7Di4jhVl6L4YJ&index=1 ~North America Math Contest Go Go Go

Video Solution 4 by OmegaLearn

https://youtu.be/xXx0iP1tn8k

- pi_is_3.14

Video Solution 5

https://youtu.be/GwwDQYqptlQ

~savannahsolver

Video Solution 6

https://youtu.be/50CThrk3RcM?t=66

~IceMatrix

Video Solution 7 (Problems 1-3)

https://youtu.be/CupJpUzKPB0

~MathWithPi

Video Solution 8

https://youtu.be/slVBYmcDMOI

~The Learning Royal

See Also

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