2012 AMC 10B Problem 1

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1.

Each third-grade classroom at Pearl Creek Elementary has 1818 students and 22 pet rabbits. How many more students than rabbits are there in all 44 of the third-grade classrooms?

48 48

56 56

64 64

72 72

80 80

Answer: C
Concepts:whole number operations
Difficulty rating: 450
Solution:

Each classroom has 182=1618-2=16 more students than rabbits.

Across 44 classrooms, the difference is 416=644\cdot16=64.

Thus, C is the correct answer.

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