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Latest revision as of 12:37, 4 November 2025

Problem

A semipro baseball league has teams with $21$ players each. League rules state that a player must be paid at least $15,000$ dollars, and that the total of all players' salaries for each team cannot exceed $700,000$ dollars. What is the maximum possiblle salary, in dollars, for a single player?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 270,000 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 385,000 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 400,000 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 430,000 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 700,000$

Solution

We want to find the maximum any player could make, so assume that everyone else makes the minimum possible and that the combined salaries total the maximum of $700,000$

$700,000 = 20 * 15,000 + x$

$x = 400,000$

The maximum any player could make is $400,000$ dollars $\Rightarrow C$

See Also

2008 AMC 12B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 2
Followed by
Problem 4
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All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions
2008 AMC 10B (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 3
Followed by
Problem 5
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All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions

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