2004 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 9
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- The following problem is from both the 2004 AMC 12A #9 and 2004 AMC 10A #11, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars. Marketing research suggests that using wider jars will increase sales. If the diameter of the jars is increased by 
without altering the volume, by what percent must the height be decreased?
Solution
When the diameter is increased by , it is increased by 
, so the area of the base is increased by 
.
To keep the volume the same, the height must be 
of the original height, which is a 
reduction 
.
See also
| 2004 AMC 12A (Problems) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 8 | Followed by Problem 10 | |
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| 2004 AMC 10A (Problems) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 10 | Followed by Problem 12 | |
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