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<math>\textbf{(E) } \text{Dan, Beth, Cyril, Alex}</math> | <math>\textbf{(E) } \text{Dan, Beth, Cyril, Alex}</math> | ||
Revision as of 01:58, 4 March 2015
Problem 4
Four siblings ordered an extra large pizza. Alex ate 
, Beth 
, and Cyril 
of the pizza. Dan got the leftovers. What is the sequence of the siblings in decreasing order of the part of pizza they consumed?
Solution
Let the total amount of slices be 
. Then we know Alex ate 
, Beth ate 
, Cyril ate 
, and Dan ate the remaining, or 
. Then the sequence in decreasing order is 
.
See Also
| 2015 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 3 |
Followed by Problem 5 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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