2014 AMC 12B Problems

Problem 1

Leah has coins, all of which are pennies and nickels. If she had one more nickel than she has now, then she would have the same number of pennies and nickels. In cents, how much are Leah's coins worth?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 33\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 35\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 37\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 39\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 41$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 2

Orvin went to the store with just enough money to buy balloons. When he arrived he discovered that the store had a special sale on balloons: buy balloon at the regular price and get a second at off the regular price. What is the greatest number of balloons Orvin could buy?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 33\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 34\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 36\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 38\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 39$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 3

Randy drove the first third of his trip on a gravel road, the next miles on pavement, and the remaining one-fifth on a dirt road. In miles, how long was Randy's trip?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 30\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{400}{11}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{75}{2}\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 40\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{300}{7}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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Problem 4

Susie pays for muffins and bananas. Calvin spends twice as much paying for muffins and bananas. A muffin is how many times as expensive as a banana?

$\textbf{(A)}\ \frac{3}{2}\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ \frac{5}{3}\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ \frac{7}{4}\qquad\textbf{(D)}}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ \frac{13}{4}$ (Error compiling LaTeX. Unknown error_msg)

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