2025 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 2: Difference between revisions
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Revision as of 19:59, 6 November 2025
- The following problem is from both the 2025 AMC 10A #2 and 2025 AMC 12A #2, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
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Solution 1
We are given \(0.2(10) = 2\) pounds of cashews in the first box. Denote the pounds of nuts in the second nut mix as \(x\).
\[ 5 + 0.2x = 0.4(10 + x) \]
\[ 0.2x = 1 \]
\[ x = 5 \]
Thus, we have 5 pounds of the second mix.
\[ 0.4(5) + 2 = 2 + 2 = \boxed{\text{(B) }4} \]
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Solution 2
Let the number of pounds of nuts in the second nut mix be 
. Therefore, we get the equation 
. Solving it, we get 
. Therefore the amount of cashews in the two bags is 
, so out answer choice is 
.
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Solution 3
The percent of peanuts in the first mix is 10% away from the total percentage of peanuts, and the percent of peanuts in the second mix is 20% away from the total percentage. This means the first mix has twice as many nuts as the second mix, so the second mix has 5 pounds.
pounds of cashews. So our answer is, 
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See Also
| 2025 AMC 10A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
| 2025 AMC 12A (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | |
| All AMC 12 Problems and Solutions | |
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