Difference between revisions of "2023 AMC 10B Problems/Problem 1"

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==Solution 1==
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We let <math>x</math> denote how much juice we take from each of the first <math>3</math> children and give to the <math>4</math>th child.
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We can write the following equation: <math>1-x=\dfrac13+3x</math>, since each value represents how much juice each child (equally) has in the end. (Each of the first three children now have <math>1-x</math> juice, and hte fourth child has <math>3x</math> more juice on top of their initial <math>\dfrac13</math>.)
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Solving, we see that <math>x=\boxed{\textbf{(C) }\dfrac16}.</math>
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~Technodoggo

Revision as of 13:32, 15 November 2023

Solution 1

We let $x$ denote how much juice we take from each of the first $3$ children and give to the $4$th child.

We can write the following equation: $1-x=\dfrac13+3x$, since each value represents how much juice each child (equally) has in the end. (Each of the first three children now have $1-x$ juice, and hte fourth child has $3x$ more juice on top of their initial $\dfrac13$.)

Solving, we see that $x=\boxed{\textbf{(C) }\dfrac16}.$

~Technodoggo