CEMC Pascal, 2003

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

If $x$ and $y$ are positive integers and $x + y = 5$ , then a possible value for $2x - y$ is

(A) $3$ (B) $-3$ (C) $2$ (D) $-2$ (E) $0$

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