2004 AMC 10A Problem 1

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Concepts:money fraction

Difficulty rating: 450

You and five friends need to raise $ $1500$ in donations for a charity, dividing the fundraising equally. How many dollars will each of you need to raise?

$250$

$300$

$1500$

$7500$

$9000$

Solution:

Including you, there are $6$ people sharing the fundraising equally. Each must raise $\dfrac{1500}{6} = 250$ dollars.

Thus, the correct answer is A.

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