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CEMC Pascal, 2006

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Ben and Anna each have some CDs. If Anna gives six of her CDs to Ben, he would then have twice as many CDs as Anna. If, instead, Anna takes six CDs from Ben, then both would have the same number of the CDs. What is the total number of CDs that Ben and Anna have?

(A) 4242 (B) 3030 (C) 7272 (D) 1818 (E) 3636

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