UKMT Pink Kangaroo, 2025

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Shruti throws 27 balls, each time at one or other of the two coconuts. She hits with $50\%$ of her throws aimed at the top left coconut and $80\%$ of her throws at the bottom right coconut. Nine of her throws miss their target. How many times does she hit the top left coconut?

(A) $4$ (B) $5$ (C) $6$ (D) $7$ (E) $8$

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