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AMC 8 2004 Problem 18
Source:
11/28/2010
Five friends compete in a dart-throwing contest. Each one has two darts to throw at the same circular target, and each individual's score is the sum of the scores in the target regions that are hit. The scores for the target regions are the whole numbers
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10
. Each throw hits the target in a region with a different value. The scores are: Alice
16
16
16
points, Ben
4
4
4
points, Cindy
7
7
7
points, Dave
11
11
11
points, and Ellen
17
17
17
points. Who hits the region worth
6
6
6
points?
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<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \text{Alice} \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \text{Ben}\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \text{Cindy}\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \text{Dave}\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{Ellen}
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