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1994 AMC 12 #5

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December 30, 2011
AMC

Problem Statement

Pat intended to multiply a number by 66 but instead divided by 66. Pat then meant to add 1414 but instead subtracted 1414. After these mistakes, the result was 1616. If the correct operations had been used, the value produced would have been
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> less than 400<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> between 400 and 600<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> between 600 and 800<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> between 800 and 1000<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> greater than 1000 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \text{less than 400} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \text{between 400 and 600} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \text{between 600 and 800} \\ <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \text{between 800 and 1000} \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \text{greater than 1000}