{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "Jerry and Silvia wanted to go from the southwest corner of a square field to the northeast corner. Jerry walked due east and then due north to reach the goal, but Silvia headed northeast and reached the goal walking in a straight line. Which of the following is closest to how much shorter Silvia's trip was, compared to Jerry's trip?\n\n$\\textbf{(A)}\\ 30\\%\\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ 40\\%\\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ 50\\%\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ 60\\%\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ 70\\%$\n___\nFull credit goes to [MAA](https://maa.org/) for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the [AOPS](https://artofproblemsolving.com/) website.", "description_html": "<p>Jerry and Silvia wanted to go from the southwest corner of a square field to the northeast corner. Jerry walked due east and then due north to reach the goal, but Silvia headed northeast and reached the goal walking in a straight line. Which of the following is closest to how much shorter Silvia&#8217;s trip was, compared to Jerry&#8217;s trip?</p>&#10;<p> <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\textbf{(A)}\\ 30\\%\\qquad\\textbf{(B)}\\ 40\\%\\qquad\\textbf{(C)}\\ 50\\%\\qquad\\textbf{(D)}\\ 60\\%\\qquad\\textbf{(E)}\\ 70\\%</span> </p>&#10;<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": 2, "problem_name": "2017 AMC 12A Problem 4", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/17_amc12A_p05", "prev": "/problem/17_amc12A_p03"}}