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AMC 10 2008b Problem 18

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Bricklayer Brenda takes 99 hours to build a chimney alone, and bricklayer Brandon takes 1010 hours to build it alone. When they work together, they talk a lot, and their combined output decreases by 1010 bricks per hour. Working together, they build the chimney in 55 hours. How many bricks are in the chimney? (A) 500(B) 900(C) 950(D) 1000(E) 1900\mathrm{(A)}\ 500 \mathrm{(B)}\ 900 \mathrm{(C)}\ 950 \mathrm{(D)}\ 1000 \mathrm{(E)}\ 1900

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