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2000 AMC 12 Problem 3
Each day, Jenny ate 20\% of the jellybeans that were in her jar at the beginning of that day. At the end of the second day, 32 remained. How many jellybeans were in the jar originally?
\textbf{(A)}\ 40 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 50 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 55 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 60 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 75
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