2006 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 5
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- The following problem is from both the 2006 AMC 12A #5 and 2008 AMC 10A #5, so both problems redirect to this page.
Problem
Doug and Dave shared a pizza with 
equally-sized slices. Doug wanted a plain pizza, but Dave wanted anchovies on half the pizza. The cost of a plain pizza was dollars, and there was an additional cost of 
dollars for putting anchovies on one half. Dave ate all the slices of anchovy pizza and one plain slice. Doug ate the remainder. Each paid for what he had eaten. How many more dollars did Dave pay than Doug?
Solution
Dave and Doug paid 
dollars in total. Doug paid for three slices of plain pizza, which cost 
. Dave paid 
dollars. Dave paid 
more dollars than Doug. The answer is 
.
See also
| 2006 AMC 12A (Problems • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 | Followed by Problem 6 | |
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| 2006 AMC 10A (Problems • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 4 | Followed by Problem 6 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
