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2010 AMC 12B Problem 10

Problem 10 of 25EasierAlgebraProbability & Statistics

The average of the numbers 1,1, 2,2, 3,3, …,\ldots, 98,98, 99,99, and xx is 100x.100x. What is x?x?

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The numbers 11 through 9999 sum to 99⋅1002=4950.\dfrac{99\cdot100}{2}=4950. The average condition is 4950+x100=100x, \frac{4950+x}{100}=100x, so 4950+x=10000x4950+x=10000x and 9999x=4950.9999x=4950. Thus x=49509999=50101.x=\dfrac{4950}{9999}=\dfrac{50}{101}. Thus, the correct answer is B.
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