{"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>\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 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?</p>\n<center>\n<img class=\"problem-image\" height=\"252\" src=\"https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/6/4/d/64dae9d5742d72398d8f4ea4711a8da0029f8bac.png\" width=\"252\"/>\n</center>\n<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>\n<hr><p>Full credit goes to <a href=\"https://maa.org/\">MAA</a> for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the <a href=\"https://artofproblemsolving.com/\">AOPS</a> website.</p>", "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"}}