Difference between revisions of "2003 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 8"
Glowinglol (talk | contribs) (Created page with "(A) Art is the right answer because out of all the cookies, Art's had an area of 10 in^2, which was the greatest area out of all the cookies' areas. Roger's cookie had an area of...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | (A) Art is the right answer because out of all the cookies, Art's had an area of | + | ==Solution== |
| + | <math> \textbf{(A)}</math> Art is the right answer because out of all the cookies, Art's had an area of <math>12 \text{ in}^2</math>, which was the greatest area out of all the cookies' areas. Roger's cookie had an area of <math>8 \text{ in} ^2</math>, and both Paul and Trisha's cookies had an area of <math>6 \text{ in}^2</math>. This means Art makes less cookies, since his cookie area is the greatest. The answer is not that there is a tie between Paul and Trisha because they can make the most cookies with a given amount of cookie dough, not the least. | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 18 October 2011
Solution
Art is the right answer because out of all the cookies, Art's had an area of 
, which was the greatest area out of all the cookies' areas. Roger's cookie had an area of 
, and both Paul and Trisha's cookies had an area of 
. This means Art makes less cookies, since his cookie area is the greatest. The answer is not that there is a tie between Paul and Trisha because they can make the most cookies with a given amount of cookie dough, not the least.
