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Camilla and blueberry

Source: AMC10B 2017 #5

February 16, 2017
AMCAMC 10AMC 10 B2017 AMC 10B

Problem Statement

Camilla had twice as many blueberry jelly beans as cherry jelly beans. After eating 1010 pieces of each kind, she now has three times as many blueberry jelly beans as cherry jelly beans. How many blueberry jelly beans did she originally have?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>10<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>20<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>30<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>40<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>50<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> 10\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> 20\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> 30\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> 40\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> 50