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1996 AJHSME Problem 7
Source:
7/10/2011
Brent has goldfish that quadruple (become four times as many) every month, and Gretel has goldfish that double every month. If Brent has
4
4
4
goldfish at the same time that Gretel has
128
128
128
goldfish, then in how many months from that time will they have the same number of goldfish?
(A)
4
(B)
5
(C)
6
(D)
7
(E)
8
\text{(A)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 7 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 8
(A)
4
(B)
5
(C)
6
(D)
7
(E)
8
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