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2017 AMC 12B Problem 1

Kymbrea's comic book collection currently has 30 comic books in it, and she is adding to her collection at the rate of 2 comic books per month. LaShawn's collection currently has 10 comic books in it, and he is adding to his collection at the rate of 6 comic books per month. After how many months will LaShawn's collection have twice as many comic books as Kymbrea's?

\textbf{(A)}\ 1\qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 4\qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 5\qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 20\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 25


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