{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "Ann made a $3$-step staircase using $18$ toothpicks as shown in the figure.  How many toothpicks does she need to add to complete a $5$-step staircase?\n\n<center>\n<img class=\"problem-image\" height=\"252\" src=\"https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/4/d/64dae9d5742d72398d8f4ea4711a8da0029f8bac.png\" width=\"252\"/>\n</center><br>\n\n$\\textbf{(A)}\\ 9\\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ 18\\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ 20\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ 22\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ 24$", "description_html": "<p>Ann made a <span class=\"katex--inline\">3</span>-step staircase using <span class=\"katex--inline\">18</span> toothpicks as shown in the figure.  How many toothpicks does she need to add to complete a <span class=\"katex--inline\">5</span>-step staircase?</p>&#10;<center>&#10;<img class=\"problem-image\" height=\"252\" src=\"https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/4/d/64dae9d5742d72398d8f4ea4711a8da0029f8bac.png\" width=\"252\"/>&#10;</center><br/>&#10;<p><span class=\"katex--inline\">\\textbf{(A)}\\ 9\\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ 18\\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ 20\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ 22\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ 24</span></p>&#10;", "hints_md": "", "hints_html": "", "editorial_md": "", "editorial_html": "", "flag_hint": "", "point_value": 1, "problem_name": "2015 AMC 10A Problem 3", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/15_amc10A_p04", "prev": "/problem/15_amc10A_p02"}}