{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "Sara makes a staircase out of toothpicks as shown:\n\n<center>\n<img class=\"problem-image\" height=\"252\" src=\"https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/d/d/7ddaec3128435e9f9478a1e8a9e3e11e3817572b.png\" width=\"252\"/>\n</center>\nThis is a $3$-step staircase and uses $18$ toothpicks. How many steps would be in a staircase that used $180$ toothpicks?\n\n$\\textbf{(A) }10 \\qquad\n\\textbf{(B) }11 \\qquad\n\\textbf{(C) }12 \\qquad\n\\textbf{(D) }24 \\qquad\n\\textbf{(E) }30 \\qquad$", "description_html": "<p>Sara makes a staircase out of toothpicks as shown:</p>\n<center>\n<img class=\"problem-image\" height=\"252\" src=\"https://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/7/d/d/7ddaec3128435e9f9478a1e8a9e3e11e3817572b.png\" width=\"252\"/>\n</center>\nThis is a $3$-step staircase and uses $18$ toothpicks. How many steps would be in a staircase that used $180$ toothpicks?\n<p> <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\textbf{(A) }10 \\qquad\n\\textbf{(B) }11 \\qquad\n\\textbf{(C) }12 \\qquad\n\\textbf{(D) }24 \\qquad\n\\textbf{(E) }30 \\qquad</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": "2018 AMC 10B Problem 8", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/18_amc10B_p09", "prev": "/problem/18_amc10B_p07"}}