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1996 AJHSME Problem 7

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July 10, 2011
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Problem Statement

Brent has goldfish that quadruple (become four times as many) every month, and Gretel has goldfish that double every month. If Brent has 44 goldfish at the same time that Gretel has 128128 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
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