2025 AMC 8 Problem 3
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3.
Buffalo Shuffle-o is a card game in which all the cards are distributed evenly among all players at the start of the game. When Annika and of her friends play Buffalo Shuffle-o, each player is dealt cards. Suppose more friends join the next game. How many cards will be dealt to each player?
Answer: C
Small hint:
First find the total number of cards in the deck
Big hint:
The first game has players and the second game has
Video solution:
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Written solution:
At the start, there are total people (Annika plus friends), each with cards, so there are cards in total. If more friends join, there will be people in total, and so each should get cards, which is choice C.
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