Question

The Tigers beat the Sharks $2$ out of the first $3$ times they played. They then played $N$ more times, and the Sharks ended up winning at least $95\%$ of all the games played. What is the minimum possible value for $N?$

$35$

$37$

$39$

$41$

$43$

Answer: B

Concepts:percentage inequality extremal argument

Difficulty rating: 1270

Solution:

The Sharks won $1$ of the first $3$ games. To reach $95\%$ with the fewest extra games, they should win all $N$ additional games, giving a win fraction $\dfrac{1 + N}{3 + N}.$

Requiring $\dfrac{1 + N}{3 + N} \ge \dfrac{19}{20}$ gives $20 + 20N \ge 57 + 19N,$ so $N \ge 37.$

Thus, the correct answer is B.

2015 AMC 12B Problem 5

Answer: B

Difficulty rating: 1270

Solution:

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