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2010 AMC 8 #11

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May 21, 2011
ratio

Problem Statement

The top of one tree is 1616 feet higher than the top of another tree. The height of the 22 trees are at a ratio of 3:43:4. In feet, how tall is the taller tree?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 48<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 64<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 80<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 96<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 112 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 48 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 64 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 80 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 96\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 112