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2010 AMC 8 #21

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May 22, 2011

Problem Statement

Hui is an avid reader. She bought a copy of the best seller Math is Beautiful. On the first day, she read 1/51/5 of the pages plus 1212 more, and on the second day she read 1/41/4 of the remaining pages plus 1515 more. On the third day she read 1/31/3 of the remaining pages plus 1818 more. She then realizes she has 6262 pages left, which she finishes the next day. How many pages are in this book?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 120<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 180<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 240<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 300<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 360 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 120 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 180\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 240\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 300\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 360