Chloe has made a code out of the alphabet by assigning a numerical value to each letter. She then assigns a numerical value to a word by adding up the numerical values of the letters in the word. Using her code, the numerical value of BAT is 6. Also, her code gives numerical values of 8 to CAT and 12 to CAR. Using her code, what is the numerical value of BAR?
(A) 10 (B) 14 (C) 18 (D) 12 (E) 20
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