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2004 AMC 10A Problem 11

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2004 AMC 10A Problem 11AMC 10 Step by Step

Name: Date: September 13, 2026

Ratios, Percents & Averages · difficulty 2 of 5 · about 2 min · position P11-15

A company sells peanut butter in cylindrical jars. Marketing research suggests that using wider jars will increase sales. If the diameter of the jars is increased by $25\%$ without altering the volume, by what percent must the height be decreased?

A)
$10$
B)
$25$
C)
$36$
D)
$50$
E)
$60$

2004 AMC 10A Problem 11

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