Difference between revisions of "1986 AJHSME Problems/Problem 11"

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If $\text{A}*\text{B}$ means $\frac{\text{A}+\text{B}}{2}$ , then $(3*5)*8$ is

$\text{(A)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 8 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 16\qquad \text{(E)}\ 30$

We just plug in and evaluate: $\begin{align*} (3*5)*8 &= \left( \frac{3+5}{2}\right) *8 \\ &= 4*8 \\ &= \frac{4+8}{2} \\ &= 6 \\ \end{align*}$

$\boxed{text{A}}$

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 ==Solution==
-You might have realized that <math>A*B</math> gets you the average of A and B. If you're good at averages, you'll immediately realize that the average of <math>3</math> and <math>5</math> is <math>4</math>, and the average of <math>4</math> and <math>8</math> is <math>6</math>.
+We just plug in and evaluate:
+<cmath>\begin{align*}
+(3*5)*8 &= \left( \frac{3+5}{2}\right) *8 \\
+&= 4*8 \\
+&= \frac{4+8}{2} \\
+&= 6 \\
+\end{align*}</cmath>
+<math>\boxed{text{A}}</math>
 ==See Also==
 [[1986 AJHSME Problems]]