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AMC 8 2004 Problem 20

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November 28, 2010
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Problem Statement

Two-thirds of the people in a room are seated in three-fourths of the chairs. The rest of the people are standing. If there are 66 empty chairs, how many people are in the room?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 12<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 18<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 24<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 27<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 36<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 12\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 18\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 24\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 27\qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 36