Question 1 of 40

Study the number pattern below

12, 15, 18, $\cdots\cdots\cdots$, 93, 96, 99.

The pattern is made up of all the 2-digit multiples of 3 written in increasing order.
(a) Find the the sum of all the numbers in the pattern.
(b) How many numbers in the pattern do not contain the digit 3?

A
(a) 1111
(b) 20
B
(a) 1345
(b) 22
C
(a) 1665
(b) 24
D
(a) 1875
(b) 26
E
None of the above