2002 AMC 10A Problem 11


Jamal wants to store 3030 computer files on floppy disks, each of which has a capacity of 1.441.44 megabytes (MB). Three of his files require 0.80.8 MB of memory each, 1212 more require 0.70.7 MB each, and the remaining 1515 require 0.40.4 MB each. No file can be split between floppy disks. What is the minimal number of floppy disks that will hold all the files?

(A) 12(B) 13(C) 14(D) 15(E)16\text{(A)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 13 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 14 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 15 \qquad \text{(E)} 16


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