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Algebritis

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January 4, 2009

Problem Statement

Al gets the disease algebritis and must take one green pill and one pink pill each day for two weeks. A green pill costs $1 \$1 more than a pink pill, and Al’s pills cost a total of $546 \$546 for the two weeks. How much does one green pill cost? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> $7<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> $14<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> $19<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> $20<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> $39 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ \$7 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ \$14 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ \$19 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ \$20 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ \$39