{"status": "success", "data": {"description_md": "Positive integers $a$ and $b$ are each less than $6$. What is the smallest possible value for $2 \\cdot a - a \\cdot b$?\n\n$\\textbf{(A)}\\ -20\\qquad\\textbf{{(B)}}\\ -15\\qquad\\textbf{{(C)}}\\ -10\\qquad\\textbf{{(D)}}\\ 0\\qquad\\textbf{{(E)}}\\ 2$", "description_html": "<p>Positive integers  <span class=\"katex--inline\">a</span>  and  <span class=\"katex--inline\">b</span>  are each less than  <span class=\"katex--inline\">6</span> . What is the smallest possible value for  <span class=\"katex--inline\">2 \\cdot a - a \\cdot b</span> ?</p>\n<p> <span class=\"katex--inline\">\\textbf{(A)}\\ -20\\qquad\\textbf{{(B)}}\\ -15\\qquad\\textbf{{(C)}}\\ -10\\qquad\\textbf{{(D)}}\\ 0\\qquad\\textbf{{(E)}}\\ 2</span> </p>\n<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": 1, "problem_name": "2013 AMC 10B Problem 5", "can_next": true, "can_prev": true, "nxt": "/problem/13_amc10B_p06", "prev": "/problem/13_amc10B_p04"}}