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The Tigers beat the Sharks 2 out of the 3 times they played. They then played <math>N</math> more times, and the Sharks ended up winning at least 95% of all the games played. What is the minimum possible value for <math>N</math>? | The Tigers beat the Sharks 2 out of the 3 times they played. They then played <math>N</math> more times, and the Sharks ended up winning at least 95% of all the games played. What is the minimum possible value for <math>N</math>? | ||
| − | <math>\textbf{(A)}\; | + | <math>\textbf{(A)}\; 35 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\; 37 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\; 39 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\; 41 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\; 43</math> |
==Solution== | ==Solution== | ||
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Problem
The Tigers beat the Sharks 2 out of the 3 times they played. They then played 
more times, and the Sharks ended up winning at least 95% of all the games played. What is the minimum possible value for ?
Solution
See Also
| 2015 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 4 |
Followed by Problem 6 |
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| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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