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Algebra Level 3

Yesterday Teddy played a game repeatedly on his computer and won exactly 85% of his games he played. Today, Teddy played the same game repeatedly, winning every game he played, until his over-all winning percentage was exactly 94%. What is the minimum number of the games he played today?


The answer is 30.

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Let N , M N\,,\,M games were played by Teddy on first day and second day respectively. Then he won 85 % 85\% of N N games on first day and all of the M M games on second day.

Total number of games played = M + N M + N

Total number of games won = 85 % of N + M = 17 20 N + M 85\%\text{ of }N + M = \large\frac{17}{20}N + M

Win Percentage of total games = 17 20 N + M M + N × 100 % \displaystyle \frac{\frac{17}{20}N + M}{M + N}\times 100\%

But net win percentage is given to be 94 % 94\%

So, 17 20 N + M M + N × 100 % = 94 % \displaystyle \frac{\frac{17}{20}N + M}{M + N}\times 100\% = 94\%

17 20 N + M = 94 100 M + 94 100 N \displaystyle \Rightarrow\frac{17}{20}N + M = \frac{94}{100}M + \frac{94}{100}N

6 100 M = 9 100 N \displaystyle\Rightarrow\frac{6}{100}M = \frac{9}{100}N

2 M = 3 N \displaystyle\Rightarrow 2M = 3N

Now, Since RHS is a multiple of 3 3 ,so M M must be a multiple of 3 3 .

For total number of won games to be an integers we must have

17 20 N \displaystyle\frac{17}{20}N as an integer and 94 100 ( M + N ) \displaystyle\frac{94}{100}(M + N) as an integer.

\Rightarrow N N must be a multiple of 20 20 and M + N M + N must be a multiple of 50 50 .

So least value of M + N M + N possible is 50 50 .

To get least value of M M we must have maximum value of N N as a multiple of (20) such that M is a multiple of 3 3 .

Such maximum value of N N is 20 20 with M = 30 M = 30 .

Hence minimum number of games played by Teddy on the second day is 30 30 .

Thanks! I was going to post a similar explanation.

Tony C. - 10 months ago
Pop Wong
Aug 29, 2020
  • Let W y W_y be no. of won games yesterday
  • T y T_y be no. of games played yesterday
  • W t W_t be no. of games played today

Yesterday:

W y T y = 85 100 W y = 17 20 T y min. T y = 20 \cfrac{W_y}{T_y} = \cfrac{85}{100} \implies W_y = \cfrac{17}{20} \cdot T_y \\ \\ \\ \therefore \text{min. } T_y = \boxed{20 }

Today:

W y + W t T y + W t = 94 100 100 W y + 100 W t = 94 T y + 94 W t 6 W t = 94 T y 100 W y = 94 T y 85 T y = 9 T y W t = 3 2 T y min. W t = 30 as min. T y = 20 \begin{aligned} \cfrac{W_y + W_t}{T_y+W_t} &= \cfrac{94}{100} \\ \implies 100W_y + 100 W_t &= 94 T_y + 94 W_t \\ \implies 6 W_t &= 94 T_y - 100 W_y \\ &= 94 T_y - 85 T_y \\ &= 9 T_y \\ \\ \implies W_t &= \cfrac{3}{2} T_y \\ \implies \text{min.} W_t &= \boxed{30} \hspace{10mm} \text{ as min. } T_y = 20 \end{aligned}

Thanks, but your solution is kind of misleading because 20 is boxed, not 30.

Tony C. - 7 months, 3 weeks ago

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