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2013 AMC 8
Problems
(1)
2013/8/15/Solving for three variables
Source:
11/27/2013
If
3
p
+
3
4
=
90
3^p + 3^4 = 90
3
p
+
3
4
=
90
,
2
r
+
44
=
76
2^r + 44 = 76
2
r
+
44
=
76
, and
5
3
+
6
s
=
1421
5^3 + 6^s = 1421
5
3
+
6
s
=
1421
, what is the product of
p
p
p
,
r
r
r
, and
s
s
s
?
<
s
p
a
n
c
l
a
s
s
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
A
)
<
/
s
p
a
n
>
27
<
s
p
a
n
c
l
a
s
s
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
B
)
<
/
s
p
a
n
>
40
<
s
p
a
n
c
l
a
s
s
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
C
)
<
/
s
p
a
n
>
50
<
s
p
a
n
c
l
a
s
s
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
D
)
<
/
s
p
a
n
>
70
<
s
p
a
n
c
l
a
s
s
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
E
)
<
/
s
p
a
n
>
90
<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 27 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 40 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 50 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 70 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 90
<
s
p
an
c
l
a
ss
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
A
)
<
/
s
p
an
>
27
<
s
p
an
c
l
a
ss
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
B
)
<
/
s
p
an
>
40
<
s
p
an
c
l
a
ss
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
C
)
<
/
s
p
an
>
50
<
s
p
an
c
l
a
ss
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
D
)
<
/
s
p
an
>
70
<
s
p
an
c
l
a
ss
=
′
l
a
t
e
x
−
b
o
l
d
′
>
(
E
)
<
/
s
p
an
>
90
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