2012 AMC 10B Problem 1

Problem 1 of 25EasierAlgebra

Each third-grade classroom at Pearl Creek Elementary has

18

students and

2

pet rabbits. How many more students than rabbits are there in all

4

of the third-grade classrooms?

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Solution

Each classroom has

18-2=16

more students than rabbits. Across

4

classrooms, the difference is

4\cdot16=64

. Thus, C is the correct answer.

Concepts: whole number operations

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