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AMC10 2003 B

AMC10 2003 B · Q22

AMC10 2003 B · Q22. It mainly tests Averages (mean), Rounding & estimation.

A clock chimes once at 30 minutes past each hour and chimes on the hour according to the hour. For example, at 1 PM there is one chime and at noon and midnight there are twelve chimes. Starting at 11:15 AM on February 26, 2003, on what date will the 2003rd chime occur?
一个钟在每小时30分时敲一次,在整点时按照小时数敲响。例如,下午1点敲1下,正午和午夜敲12下。从2003年2月26日上午11:15开始,第2003次敲响将在哪一天发生?
(A) March 8 3 月 8 日
(B) March 9 3 月 9 日
(C) March 10 3 月 10 日
(D) March 20 3 月 20 日
(E) March 21 3 月 21 日
Answer
Correct choice: (B)
正确答案:(B)
Solution
(B) In any twelve-hour period, there are 12 half-hour chimes and $1+2+3+\cdots+12=78$ on-the-hour chimes. Hence, a twelve-hour period results in 90 chimes. Dividing 2003 by 90 yields a quotient of 22.25. Therefore the 2003rd chime will occur a little more than 11 days later, on March 9.
(B)在任意一个 12 小时的时间段内,有 12 次半点报时,以及整点报时次数为 $1+2+3+\cdots+12=78$。因此,一个 12 小时的时间段共计会有 90 次报时。用 2003 除以 90 得到商为 22.25。因此,第 2003 次报时将发生在 11 天多一点之后,也就是 3 月 9 日。
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