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2009 AMC 8 Problem 11
The Amaco Middle School bookstore sells pencils costing a whole number of cents. Some seventh graders each bought a pencil, paying a total of \$1.43. Some of the 30 sixth graders each bought a pencil, and they paid a total of \$1.95. How many more sixth graders than seventh graders bought a pencil?
\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 2\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 3\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 5
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