Difference between revisions of "2019 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 1"
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| − | Let the first jar's volume be <math>A</math> and the second's be <math>B</math>. It is given that <math>\frac{3}{4}A=\frac{5}{6}B</math>. We find that <math>\frac{B}{A}=\frac{3/4}{5/6}=\boxed{\frac{9}{10}}.</math> We know that this is the ratio of smaller to larger volume | + | Let the first jar's volume be <math>A</math> and the second's be <math>B</math>. It is given that <math>\frac{3}{4}A=\frac{5}{6}B</math>. We find that <math>\frac{B}{A}=\frac{3/4}{5/6}=\boxed{\frac{9}{10}}.</math> |
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| + | We already know that this is the ratio of smaller to larger volume because it is less than <math>1.</math> | ||
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Revision as of 11:00, 14 February 2019
Let the first jar's volume be 
and the second's be 
. It is given that 
. We find that 
We already know that this is the ratio of smaller to larger volume because it is less than 
--mguempel
