2019 AMC 12B Problem 5


Each piece of candy in a store costs a whole number of cents. Casper has exactly enough money to buy either 1212 pieces of red candy, 1414 pieces of green candy, 1515 pieces of blue candy, or nn pieces of purple candy. A piece of purple candy costs 2020 cents. What is the smallest possible value of nn ?

(A) 18(B) 21(C) 24(D) 25(E) 28\textbf{(A) } 18 \qquad \textbf{(B) } 21 \qquad \textbf{(C) } 24\qquad \textbf{(D) } 25 \qquad \textbf{(E) } 28


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