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| − | + | Because <math>75\% = \frac{3}{4}</math>, <math>\frac{3}{4} n = s</math> where <math>s</math> is an integer. This implies that <math>n</math> is a multiple of <math>4</math>. The multiples of <math>4</math> less than <math>18</math> are <math>4</math>, <math>8</math>, <math>12</math>, and <math>16</math>, so the answer is <math>4 + 8 + 12 + 16 = 40</math>. | |
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | #[[2021 JMPSC Sprint Problems|Other 2021 JMPSC Sprint Problems]] | ||
| + | #[[2021 JMPSC Sprint Answer Key|2021 JMPSC Sprint Answer Key]] | ||
| + | #[[JMPSC Problems and Solutions|All JMPSC Problems and Solutions]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 11 July 2021
Problem
Serena gets a grade of 
for her chapter test. She doesn't remember how many problems there were, but she remembers that there were at most 
problems, each problem solved correctly was worth an equal amount of points, and she did not receive any points for an incorrect or skipped question. Find the sum of all the possible numbers of problems that the test could have had.
Solution
Because 
, 
where 
is an integer. This implies that 
is a multiple of 
. The multiples of less than are , 
, 
, and 
, so the answer is 
.
~Mathdreams
See also
The problems on this page are copyrighted by the Junior Mathematicians' Problem Solving Competition. 
