2024 AMC 8
Complete problem set with solutions and individual problem pages
Jordan owns 15 pairs of sneakers. Three fifths of the pairs are red and the rest are white. Two thirds of the pairs are high-top and the rest are low-top. The red high-top sneakers make up a fraction of the collection. What is the least possible value of this fraction?
- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
- E.
Solution 1
Jordan has high top sneakers, and white sneakers. We would want as many white high-top sneakers as possible, so we set high-top sneakers to be white. Then, we have red high-top sneakers, so the answer is
Solution 2
We first start by finding the amount of red and white sneakers. 3/5 * 15=9 red sneakers, so 6 are white sneakers. Then 2/3 * 15=10 are high top sneakers, so 5 are low top sneakers. Now think about 15 slots and the first 10 are labeled high top sneakers. if we insert the last 5 sneakers as red sneakers there are 4 leftover over red sneakers. Putting those four sneakers as high top sneakers we have our answer as C, or
