2006 AMC 12A Problem 9
Problem 9 of 25EasierNumber Theory
Oscar buys pencils and erasers for A pencil costs more than an eraser, and both items cost a whole number of cents. What is the total cost, in cents, of one pencil and one eraser?
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Solution
Let be a pencil’s cost and the cost of one pencil plus one eraser, in cents. Then so is a multiple of less than Hence with respectively.
Since a pencil costs more than an eraser, which holds only for (pencil eraser ). So one pencil and one eraser cost cents.
Thus, the correct answer is A.