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| − | You want to find the minimum number of small bottles: so you do <math>\frac{500}{35} \approx 14.3 </math> which you round to <math>15</math>. | + | You want to find the minimum number of small bottles: so you do <math>\frac{500}{35} \approx 14.3 </math> which you round (up for our purposes) to <math>15</math>. |
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Problem 2
A small bottle of shampoo can hold 35 milliliters of shampoo, whereas a large bottle can hold 500 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
You want to find the minimum number of small bottles: so you do 
which you round (up for our purposes) to 
.
The answer is 
.
See Also
| 2011 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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Followed by Problem 3 | |
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| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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