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Source: AMC 12 2006B, Problem 4

February 17, 2006
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Problem Statement

Mary is about to pay for five items at the grocery store. The prices of the items are $ \$7.99, $ \$ 4.99, $ \$2.99, $ \$1.99, and $ \$0.99. Mary will pay with a twenty-dollar bill. Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the $ \$20.00 that she will receive in change? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>5<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>10<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>15<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>20<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>25 <span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> 5 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> 10 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> 15 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> 20 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> 25