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== Problem == | == Problem == | ||
| − | == Solution == | + | A small bottle of shampoo can hold <math>35</math> milliliters of shampoo, whereas a large bottle can hold <math>500</math> milliliters of shampoo. Jasmine wants to buy the minimum number of small bottles necessary to completely fill a large bottle. How many bottles must she buy? |
| − | To find how many small bottles we need, we can simply divide 500 by 35. This simplifies to 100 | + | |
| + | <math> | ||
| + | \textbf{(A)}\ 11 \qquad | ||
| + | \textbf{(B)}\ 12 \qquad | ||
| + | \textbf{(C)}\ 13 \qquad | ||
| + | \textbf{(D)}\ 14 \qquad | ||
| + | \textbf{(E)}\ 15 </math> | ||
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| + | == Solution 1 == | ||
| + | To find how many small bottles we need, we can simply divide <math>500</math> by <math>35</math>. This simplifies to <math>\frac{100}{7}=14 \frac{2}{7}. </math> Since the answer must be an integer greater than <math>14</math>, we have to round up to <math>15</math> bottles, or <math>\boxed{\textbf{E}}</math> | ||
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| + | == Solution 2 == | ||
| + | We double <math>35</math> to get <math>70.</math> We see that <math>70\cdot7=490,</math> which is very close to <math>500.</math> Thus, <math>2\cdot7+1=\boxed{\text{(E)} 15}</math> bottles are enough. | ||
| + | ~Technodoggo | ||
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| + | ==Video Solution== | ||
| + | https://youtu.be/A6oQF25ayzo | ||
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| + | ~savannahsolver | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
{{AMC12 box|year=2011|num-b=2|num-a=4|ab=A}} | {{AMC12 box|year=2011|num-b=2|num-a=4|ab=A}} | ||
| + | {{AMC10 box|year=2011|num-b=1|num-a=3|ab=A}} | ||
| + | {{MAA Notice}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:56, 10 August 2023
Problem
A small bottle of shampoo can hold 
milliliters of shampoo, whereas a large bottle can hold 
milliliters of shampoo. Jasmine wants to buy the minimum number of small bottles necessary to completely fill a large bottle. How many bottles must she buy?
Solution 1
To find how many small bottles we need, we can simply divide by . This simplifies to 
Since the answer must be an integer greater than 
, we have to round up to 
bottles, or 
Solution 2
We double to get 
We see that 
which is very close to 
Thus, 
bottles are enough.
~Technodoggo
Video Solution
~savannahsolver
See also
| 2011 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
| 2011 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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