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Revision as of 13:22, 17 October 2007
Problem
Two different prime numbers between 
and 
are chosen. When their sum is subtracted from their product, which of the following numbers could be obtained?
Solution
Let the primes be 
and 
.
The problem asks us for possible values of 
where 
Using Simon's Favorite Factoring Trick:
Possible values of 
and 
are:
The possible values for 
(formed by multipling two distinct values for and ) are:
So the possible values of are:
The only answer choice on this list is 
See also
| 2000 AMC 12 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
