2017 AMC 10A Problems/Problem 14

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Problem

Every week Roger pays for a movie ticket and a soda out of his allowance. Last week, Roger's allowance was $A$ dollars. The cost of his movie ticket was $20\%$ of the difference between $A$ and the cost of his soda, while the cost of his soda was $5\%$ of the difference between $A$ and the cost of his movie ticket. To the nearest whole percent, what fraction of $A$ did Roger pay for his movie ticket and soda?

$\mathrm{(A) \ }9\%\qquad \mathrm{(B) \ } 19\%\qquad \mathrm{(C) \ } 22\%\qquad \mathrm{(D) \ } 23\%\qquad \mathrm{(E) \ }25\%$