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Let <math>x</math> be the number of people at the party before the bus arrives. We know that <math>x\equiv 0\pmod {12}</math>, as <math>\frac{5}{12}</math> of people at the party before the bus arrives are adults. Similarly, we know that <math>x + 50 \equiv 0 \pmod{25}</math>, as <math>\frac{11}{25}</math> of the people at the party are adults after the bus arrives. <math>x + 50 \equiv 0 \pmod{25}</math> can be reduced to <math>x \equiv 0 \pmod{25}</math>, and since we are looking for the minimum amount of people, <math>x</math> is <math>300</math>. That means there are <math>350</math> people at the party after the bus arrives, and thus there are <math>350 \cdot \frac{11}{25} = \boxed{154}</math> adults at the party.
 
Let <math>x</math> be the number of people at the party before the bus arrives. We know that <math>x\equiv 0\pmod {12}</math>, as <math>\frac{5}{12}</math> of people at the party before the bus arrives are adults. Similarly, we know that <math>x + 50 \equiv 0 \pmod{25}</math>, as <math>\frac{11}{25}</math> of the people at the party are adults after the bus arrives. <math>x + 50 \equiv 0 \pmod{25}</math> can be reduced to <math>x \equiv 0 \pmod{25}</math>, and since we are looking for the minimum amount of people, <math>x</math> is <math>300</math>. That means there are <math>350</math> people at the party after the bus arrives, and thus there are <math>350 \cdot \frac{11}{25} = \boxed{154}</math> adults at the party.
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==See Also==
 
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Revision as of 00:40, 18 February 2022

Problem

Adults made up $\frac5{12}$ of the crowd of people at a concert. After a bus carrying $50$ more people arrived, adults made up $\frac{11}{25}$ of the people at the concert. Find the minimum number of adults who could have been at the concert after the bus arrived.

Solution 1

Let $x$ be the number of people at the party before the bus arrives. We know that $x\equiv 0\pmod {12}$, as $\frac{5}{12}$ of people at the party before the bus arrives are adults. Similarly, we know that $x + 50 \equiv 0 \pmod{25}$, as $\frac{11}{25}$ of the people at the party are adults after the bus arrives. $x + 50 \equiv 0 \pmod{25}$ can be reduced to $x \equiv 0 \pmod{25}$, and since we are looking for the minimum amount of people, $x$ is $300$. That means there are $350$ people at the party after the bus arrives, and thus there are $350 \cdot \frac{11}{25} = \boxed{154}$ adults at the party.

~eamo

See Also

2022 AIME II (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
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Problem 2
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