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Algebra Difficulty 3.5 AMC 10/12 Find the answer

An Annville Junior High School, 30%30\% of the students in the Math Club are in the Science Club, and 80%80\% of the students in the Science Club are in the Math Club. There are 15 students in the Science Club. How many students are in the Math Club?

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Solutions — 2

Solution 1

If 80%80\% of the people in the science club of 1515 people are in the Math Club, 45×15=12\frac{4}{5}\times15=12 people are in the both the Math Club and the Science Club.
These 1212 people make up 30%30\% of the Math Club.
Setting up a proportion:
121.00=0.30x12\cdot 1.00 =0.30\cdot x
120.3=40=x\frac{12}{0.3} = 40=x
There are 40=E40=\boxed{E} people in the Math Club.

Solution 2

To determine the number of students in the Math Club, we start by analyzing the given information:

1. 30%30\% of the students in the Math Club are also in the Science Club.
2. 80%80\% of the students in the Science Club are also in the Math Club.
3. There are 1515 students in the Science Club.

Let's denote the number of students in the Math Club as MM.

According to the problem, 30%30\% of the students in the Math Club are in the Science Club. Therefore, the number of students in both the Math Club and the Science Club is 0.3M0.3M.

We are also given that 80%80\% of the students in the Science Club are in the Math Club. Since there are 1515 students in the Science Club, the number of students in both the Science Club and the Math Club is 0.8×15=120.8 \times 15 = 12.

Since the number of students in both clubs is the same, we can set up the following equation:
0.3M=120.3M = 12

To find MM, we solve for MM by dividing both sides of the equation by 0.30.3:
M=120.3=1203=40M = \frac{12}{0.3} = \frac{120}{3} = 40

Therefore, the number of students in the Math Club is E\boxed{\text{E}}.

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