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# How to Pursue Mathematics after High School?

For Students who are passionate for Mathematics and want to pursue it for higher studies in India and abroad.

Try this beautiful problem from Algebra: Counting Days

## Counting Days - AMC-10A, 2013- Problem 17

Daphne is visited periodically by her three best friends: Alice, Beatrix, and Claire. Alice visits every third day, Beatrix visits every fourth day, and Claire visits every fifth day. All three friends visited Daphne yesterday. How many days of the next 365 -day period will exactly two friends visit her?

,

• $48$
• $54$
• $60$
• $65$
• $72$

### Key Concepts

Algebra

LCM

Answer: $54$

AMC-10A (2013) Problem 17

Pre College Mathematics

## Try with Hints

Given that Alice, Beatrix, and Claire. Alice visits every third day, Beatrix visits every fourth day, and Claire visits every fifth day.

According to the questation , Let us assume that $A=3 x B=4 x C=5 x$
Now, we want the days in which exactly two of these people meet up
The three pairs are $(A, B),(B, C),(A, C)$
Can yoiu find out the LCM of each pair..........

Can you now finish the problem ..........

$LCM(A, B)=12 x, LCM(B, C)=20 x, LCM(A, C)=15 x$
Notice that we want to eliminate when all these friends meet up. By doing this, we will find the LCM of the three letters.
Hence, $LCM(A, B, C)=60 x$

can you finish the problem........

Now, we add all of the days up(including overcount).
We get $30+18+24=72 .$ Now, because $60(6)=360,$ we have to subtract 6 days from every pair. Hence, our answer is $72-18=54$

## What to do to shape your Career in Mathematics after 12th?

From the video below, let's learn from Dr. Ashani Dasgupta (a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Milwaukee-Wisconsin and Founder-Faculty of Cheenta) how you can shape your career in Mathematics and pursue it after 12th in India and Abroad. These are some of the key questions that we are discussing here:

• What are some of the best colleges for Mathematics that you can aim to apply for after high school?
• How can you strategically opt for less known colleges and prepare yourself for the best universities in India or Abroad for your Masters or Ph.D. Programs?
• What are the best universities for MS, MMath, and Ph.D. Programs in India?
• What topics in Mathematics are really needed to crack some great Masters or Ph.D. level entrances?
• How can you pursue a Ph.D. in Mathematics outside India?
• What are the 5 ways Cheenta can help you to pursue Higher Mathematics in India and abroad?

## Want to Explore Advanced Mathematics at Cheenta?

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