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Revision as of 13:43, 28 June 2025
Problem
If ,
, and
are positive numbers and
, then the number obtained by increasing
by
and decreasing the result by
exceeds
if and only if
Solution (Answer Choices)
Answer Choice : It is obviously incorrect because if
is
and we increase by
% and then decrease
%,
will be around
.
Answer Choice : If
is
and
is
, it should be equal but instead we get
is more than
. This is therefore also incorrect.
Answer Choice : Obviously incorrect since if
is larger than
, this is always valid since
is less than
which is obviously false.
Answer Choice : If
is
and
is
, it should be equal but instead we get
is less than
. Therefore,
is also incorrect.
Answer Choice : If
is
and
is
, it should be equal, and if we check our equation, we get
=
. Therefore, our answer is
~Arcticturn
See also
1981 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
Preceded by Problem 11 |
Followed by Problem 13 | |
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All AHSME Problems and Solutions |
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