2015 AMC 10B Problem 4
Problem 4 of 25EasierAlgebra
Four siblings ordered an extra large pizza. Alex ate Beth and Cyril of the pizza. Dan got the leftovers. What is the sequence of the siblings in decreasing order of the part of the pizza they consumed?
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Since we know Beth ate more than Cyril and Cyril ate more than Alex. Thus, those three are in order.
The amount Dan ate is This is greater than and less than so Dan is in between Cyril and Alex. This makes the order Beth, Cyril, Dan, Alex.
Thus, the correct answer is C .