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2010 AMC 8 #15

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May 21, 2011

Problem Statement

A jar contains 55 different colors of gumdrops. 30%30\% are blue, 20%20\% are brown, 15%15\% red, 10%10\% yellow, and the other 3030 gumdrops are green. If half of the blue gumdrops are replaced with brown gumdrops, how many gumdrops will be brown?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 35<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 36<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 42<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 48<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 64 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 35 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 36\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 42\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 48\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 64