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==Problem==
 
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Andy and Bethany have a rectangular array of numbers greater than zero with <math> 40</math> rows and <math> 75</math> columns. Andy adds the numbers in each row. The average of his <math> 40</math> sums is <math> A</math>. Bethany adds the numbers in each column. The average of her <math> 75</math> sums is <math> B</math>. Using only the answer choices given, What is the value of <math> \frac{A}{B}</math>?
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Andy and Bethany have a rectangular array of numbers with <math> 40</math> rows and <math> 75</math> columns. Andy adds the numbers in each row. The average of his <math> 40</math> sums is <math> A</math>. Bethany adds the numbers in each column. The average of her <math> 75</math> sums is <math> B</math>. What is the value of <math> \frac{A}{B}</math>?
  
 
<math> \textbf{(A)}\ \frac{64}{225}    \qquad
 
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==Solution==
 
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Note that <math>40A=75B=\text{sum of the numbers in the array}</math>. This means that <math>\frac{A}{B}=\boxed{\text{(D) } \frac{15}{8}}</math> using basic algebraic manipulation.
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First, note that <math>40A=75B=\text{sum of the numbers in the array}</math>. Solving for <math> \frac{A}{B}</math>, we get <math> \frac{A}{B}=\frac{75}{40} \Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(D)}\  \frac{15}{8}}</math>
 
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Any solution would have to work for any choice of numbers.  In particular the special choice
 
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of all numbers being zero.  In that case, however, <math>B=0</math> and the fraction <math>\frac{A}{B}</math> is undefined.  The problem as stated therefore has no solution.
 
  
 
==See Also==
 
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{{AMC8 box|year=2009|num-b=20|num-a=22}}
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2009|num-b=20|num-a=22}}
 
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Latest revision as of 10:37, 16 January 2022

Problem

Andy and Bethany have a rectangular array of numbers with $40$ rows and $75$ columns. Andy adds the numbers in each row. The average of his $40$ sums is $A$. Bethany adds the numbers in each column. The average of her $75$ sums is $B$. What is the value of $\frac{A}{B}$?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{64}{225} \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ \frac{8}{15} \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 1 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ \frac{15}{8} \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ \frac{225}{64}$

Solution

Note that $40A=75B=\text{sum of the numbers in the array}$. This means that $\frac{A}{B}=\boxed{\text{(D) } \frac{15}{8}}$ using basic algebraic manipulation.

See Also

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