Difference between revisions of "2002 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 8"

(Created page with " == Problem 8 == Juan organizes the stamps in his collection by country and by the decade in which they were issued. The prices he paid for them at a stamp shop were: Brazil and...")
 
(Problem 8)
Line 2: Line 2:
 
== Problem 8 ==
 
== Problem 8 ==
  
Juan organizes the stamps in his collection by country and by the decade in which they were issued. The prices he paid for them at a stamp shop were: Brazil and France, 6 cents each, Peru 4 cents each, and Spain 5 cents each. (Brazil and Peru are South American countries and France and Spain are in Europe.)How many of his European stamps were issued in the '80s?  
+
Juan organizes the stamps in his collection by country and by the decade in which they were issued. The prices he paid for them at a stamp shop were: Brazil and France, 6 cents each, Peru 4 cents each, and Spain 5 cents each. (Brazil and Peru are South American countries and France and Spain are in Europe).How many of his European stamps were issued in the '80s?  
 +
 
  
 
<math> \text{(A)}\ 9\qquad\text{(B)}\ 15\qquad\text{(C)}\ 18\qquad\text{(D)}\ 24\qquad\text{(E)}\ 42 </math>
 
<math> \text{(A)}\ 9\qquad\text{(B)}\ 15\qquad\text{(C)}\ 18\qquad\text{(D)}\ 24\qquad\text{(E)}\ 42 </math>

Revision as of 20:28, 28 July 2011

Problem 8

Juan organizes the stamps in his collection by country and by the decade in which they were issued. The prices he paid for them at a stamp shop were: Brazil and France, 6 cents each, Peru 4 cents each, and Spain 5 cents each. (Brazil and Peru are South American countries and France and Spain are in Europe).How many of his European stamps were issued in the '80s?


$\text{(A)}\ 9\qquad\text{(B)}\ 15\qquad\text{(C)}\ 18\qquad\text{(D)}\ 24\qquad\text{(E)}\ 42$