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Latest revision as of 16:26, 9 January 2021
Problem
Pat intended to multiply a number by 
but instead divided by . Pat then meant to add 
but instead subtracted . After these mistakes, the result was 
. If the correct operations had been used, the value produced would have been
Solution
We reverse the operations that he did and then use the correct operations. His end result is . Before that, he subtracted which means that his number after the first operation was 
. He divided by so his number was 
.
Now, we multiply by to get 
. Finally, 
. Since 
, our answer is 
.
--Solution by TheMaskedMagician
See Also
| 1994 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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