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| − | + | ''Buffalo Shuffle-o'' is a card game in which all the cards are distributed evenly among all players at the start of the game. When Annika and <math>3</math> of her friends play ''Buffalo Shuffle-o'', each player is dealt <math>15</math> cards. Suppose <math>2</math> more friends join the next game. How many cards will be dealt to each player? | |
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| + | In the beginning, there are <math>4</math> players playing the game, meaning that each player gets <math>4 \cdot 15 = 60</math> cards. When <math>2</math> more players join, there are now <math>6</math> players playing, and since the cards need to be split evenly, this means that each player gets <math>\frac{60}{6}=\boxed{\text{(C)\ 10}}</math> cards | ||
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| + | ~Soupboy0 | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 29 January 2025
Buffalo Shuffle-o is a card game in which all the cards are distributed evenly among all players at the start of the game. When Annika and 
of her friends play Buffalo Shuffle-o, each player is dealt 
cards. Suppose 
more friends join the next game. How many cards will be dealt to each player?
Solution 1
In the beginning, there are 
players playing the game, meaning that each player gets 
cards. When more players join, there are now 
players playing, and since the cards need to be split evenly, this means that each player gets 
cards
~Soupboy0
