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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2007

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The number $n$ is doubled and then has $y$ added to it. The result is then divided by 2 and has the original number $n$ subtracted from it. The final result is

(A) $n$ (B) $y$ (C) $n+y$ (D) $\frac{n+y}{2}$ (E) $\frac{y}{2}$

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