CEMC Pascal, 2006

Combinatorics Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

An unusual die has the numbers $2$ , $2$ , $3$ , $3$ , $5$ , and $8$ on its six faces. Two of these dice are rolled. The two numbers on the top faces are added. How many different sums are possible?

(A) $6$ (B) $7$ (C) $8$ (D) $9$ (E) $10$

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