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1976 AHSME Problem 13
If x cows give x+1 cans of milk in x+2 days, how many days will it take x+3 cows to give x+5 cans of milk?
\begin{array}{l} \textbf{(A) }\frac{x(x+2)(x+5)}{(x+1)(x+3)}\qquad \textbf{(B) }\frac{x(x+1)(x+5)}{(x+2)(x+3)}\qquad\\ \textbf{(C) }\frac{(x+1)(x+3)(x+5)}{x(x+2)}\qquad \textbf{(D) }\frac{(x+1)(x+3)}{x(x+2)(x+5)}\qquad \\ \textbf{(E) }\text{none of these} \end{array}
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