Michel likes to throw darts at a target like the one shown above. In each game, he throws three darts. His score for the game is the sum of points obtained by each dart. The pink, yellow, and blue regions are worth respectively 5, 3, and 2 points.
Michel scored 134 points after playing games. What is the smallest possible value of ?
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In order to achieve the smallest possible number of games, Michel wants to score as many points as quickly as possible. After 8 perfect 15-point games, Michel will have 120 points (9 perfect games will put him at 135 points, which is too many) and only 14 remaining points.
Is it possible to score 14 points with three darts? No! The best score with three darts is 15 points and the second best score with three darts is 5 + 5 + 3 = 13. Since 14 points cannot be achieved in one game, Michel will need to play two more games to achieve 14 points, which he can do as follows: first game ( 3 + 2 + 2 ) + second game ( 3 + 2 + 2 ) = 1 4 .
Therefore, the fewest number of games possible to reach 134 is 8 + 2 = 1 0 .