2015 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 24: Difference between revisions
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<math>M=10</math> seems to work,until we realize this gives <math>N=12</math>, but <math>N>2M</math> so this will not work. | <math>M=10</math> seems to work,until we realize this gives <math>N=12</math>, but <math>N>2M</math> so this will not work. | ||
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<math>76=3N+4M > 10M</math>, giving <math>M \le 7</math>. | <math>76=3N+4M > 10M</math>, giving <math>M \le 7</math>. | ||
Since <math>M>4</math>, we have <math>M=5,6,7</math>. | Since <math>M>4</math>, we have <math>M=5,6,7</math>. | ||
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A baseball league consists of two four-team divisions. Each team plays every other team in its division 
games. Each team plays every team in the other division 
games with 
and 
. Each team plays a 76 game schedule. How many games does a team play within its own division?
Solution 1
On one team they play 
games in their division and 
games in the other. This gives 
Since we start by trying 
. This doesn't work because 
is not divisible by 
.
Next, 
does not work because 
is not divisible by
We try 
this does work giving 
and thus 
games in their division.
seems to work,until we realize this gives 
, but so this will not work.
Solution 2
, giving 
.
Since , we have 
.
Since 
is 
, we must have equal to , so .
This gives 
, as desired. The answer is 
.
See Also
| 2015 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 23 |
Followed by Problem 25 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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