2019 AMC 8 Problem 23

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Concepts:divisibilitylinear equation

Difficulty rating: 1490

23.

After Euclid High School's last basketball game, it was determined that 14\dfrac{1}{4} of the team's points were scored by Alexa and 27\dfrac{2}{7} were scored by Brittany. Chelsea scored 1515 points. None of the other 77 team members scored more than 22 points. What was the total number of points scored by the other 77 team members?

1010

1111

1212

1313

1414

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Let xx be the total number of points and yy be the desired answer.

Then from the problem statement we get that x4+2x7+15+y=x. \dfrac{x}{4} + \dfrac{2x}{7} + 15 + y = x.

Simplifying yields y+15=13x28. y + 15 = \dfrac{13x}{28}.

We know that y14y \leq 14 since none of the 77 team members scored more than 22 points.

We also know that xx must be a multiple of 28.28. If x=28,x = 28, then we get that y+15=13y=2, y + 15 = 13 \Rightarrow y = -2, which is not allowed.

If x=228=56,x = 2 \cdot 28 = 56, then we have that y+15=26y=11, y + 15 = 26 \Rightarrow y = 11, which works.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

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