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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2000

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

During the week, the Toronto Stock Exchange made the following gains and losses: Monday $-150$ , Tuesday $+106$ , Wednesday $-47$ , Thursday $+182$ , Friday $-210$ . What was the net change for the week?

(A) a loss of $119$ (B) a gain of $119$ (C) a gain of $91$ (D) a loss of $91$ (E) a gain of $695$

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