{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "Lucky Larry's teacher asked him to substitute numbers for $a$, $b$, $c$, $d$, and $e$ in the expression $a-(b-(c-(d+e)))$ and evaluate the result. Larry ignored the parentheses but added and subtracted correctly and obtained the correct result by coincidence. The numbers Larry substituted for $a$, $b$, $c$, and $d$ were $1$, $2$, $3$, and $4$, respectively. What number did Larry substitute for $e$?\n\n$\\textbf{(A)}\\ -5 \\qquad \\textbf{(B)}\\ -3 \\qquad \\textbf{(C)}\\ 0 \\qquad \\textbf{(D)}\\ 3 \\qquad \\textbf{(E)}\\ 5$\n___\nFull credit goes to [MAA](https://maa.org/) for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the [AOPS](https://artofproblemsolving.com/) website.", "description_html": "<p>Lucky Larry&#8217;s teacher asked him to substitute numbers for  <span class=\"katex--inline\">a</span> ,  <span class=\"katex--inline\">b</span> ,  <span class=\"katex--inline\">c</span> ,  <span class=\"katex--inline\">d</span> , and  <span class=\"katex--inline\">e</span>  in the expression  <span class=\"katex--inline\">a-(b-(c-(d+e)))</span>  and evaluate the result. Larry ignored the parentheses but added and subtracted correctly and obtained the correct result by coincidence. The numbers Larry substituted for  <span class=\"katex--inline\">a</span> ,  <span class=\"katex--inline\">b</span> ,  <span class=\"katex--inline\">c</span> , and  <span class=\"katex--inline\">d</span>  were  <span class=\"katex--inline\">1</span> ,  <span class=\"katex--inline\">2</span> ,  <span class=\"katex--inline\">3</span> , and  <span class=\"katex--inline\">4</span> , respectively. What number did Larry substitute for  <span class=\"katex--inline\">e</span> ?</p>&#10;<p> <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\textbf{(A)}\\ -5 \\qquad \\textbf{(B)}\\ -3 \\qquad \\textbf{(C)}\\ 0 \\qquad \\textbf{(D)}\\ 3 \\qquad \\textbf{(E)}\\ 5</span> </p>&#10;<hr><p>Full credit goes to <a href=\"https://maa.org/\">MAA</a> for authoring these problems. These problems were taken on the <a href=\"https://artofproblemsolving.com/\">AOPS</a> website.</p>", "hints_md": "", "hints_html": "", "editorial_md": "", "editorial_html": "", "flag_hint": "", "point_value": 2, "problem_name": "2010 AMC 12B Problem 5", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/10_amc12B_p06", "prev": "/problem/10_amc12B_p04"}}