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2002 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 2

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Problem

What is the value of

when $x=4$ ? $\mathrm{(A)}\ 0\qquad\mathrm{(B)}\ 1\qquad\mathrm{(C)}\ 10\qquad\mathrm{(D)}\ 11\qquad\mathrm{(E)}\ 12$

Solution

$(3x-2)[(4x+1)-4x] + 1 = 3x-2 + 1 = 3x-1 = 3(4) - 1 = 11\ \mathrm{(D)}$

See also

2002 AMC 12B (Problems • Resources)
Preceded by Problem 1	Followed by Problem 3
1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25

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