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1987 AJHSME Problems/Problem 4

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Martians measure angles in clerts. There are 500 clerts in a full circle. How many clerts are there in a right angle?

\text{(A)}\ 90 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 100 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 125 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 180 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 250

Solution

The right angle is 1/4 of the circle, hence it contains 500/4=125\rightarrow \boxed{\text{C}} clerts.

See Also

1987 AJHSME (ProblemsResources)
Preceded by
Problem 3
Followed by
Problem 5
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