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Number of contestants

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February 20, 2006
MATHCOUNTSAMCAMC 10

Problem Statement

At Olympic High School, 25\frac25 of the freshmen and 45\frac45 of the sophomores took the AMC-10. Given that the number of freshmen and sophomore contestants was the same, which of the following must be true? (A)\text{(A)} There are five times as many sophomores as freshmen. (B)\text{(B)} There are twice as many sophomores as freshmen. (C)\text{(C)} There are as many freshmen as sophomores. (D)\text{(D)} There are twice as many freshmen as sophomores. (E)\text{(E)} There are five times as many freshmen as sophomores.