2016 AMC 10A Problem 3
Problem 3 of 25EasierAlgebra
For every dollar Ben spent on bagels, David spent cents less. Ben paid more than David. How much did they spend in the bagel store together?
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Solution
For each dollar Ben spent, David spent cents, so the difference was cents. The total difference is therefore one quarter of Ben’s spending.
Ben spent dollars, and David spent dollars. Together they spent dollars.
Thus, the correct answer is C.