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Source: AMC 12 2006B, Problem 3

February 17, 2006
AMC

Problem Statement

A football game was played between two teams, the Cougars and the Panthers. The two teams scored a total of 34 points, and the Cougars won by a margin of 14 points. How many points did the Panthers score? <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>10<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>14<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>17<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>20<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>24 <span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> 10 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> 14 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> 17 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> 20 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> 24