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2023 Individual #8

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April 26, 2023
2023 Individual

Problem Statement

Anna is buying fruits at a grocery store. If she loses a nickel, she still has enough money to buy exactly 1616 lemons. Similarly, if she loses a quarter, she has enough money to buy exactly 1414 lemons. What is the cost of each lemon?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>$0.05<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>$0.10<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>$0.15<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>$0.20<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>$0.25<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> \$0.05\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> \$0.10\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> \$0.15\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> \$0.20\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> \$0.25