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2004 AMC 10A Problem 1

Problem 1 of 25EasierAlgebra

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

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Including you, there are 66 people sharing the fundraising equally. Each must raise 15006=250 \dfrac{1500}{6} = 250 dollars. Thus, the correct answer is A.

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Concepts: money · fraction

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