CEMC Pascal, 1998

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Four points are on a line segment, as shown. If $AB:BC = 1:2$ and $BC:CD = 8:5$ , then $AB:BD$ equals

(A) $4:13$ (B) $1:13$ (C) $1:7$ (D) $3:13$ (E) $4:17$

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