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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 1998

Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The figure shown is folded to form a cube. Three faces meet at each corner. If the numbers on the three faces at a corner are multiplied, what is the largest possible product?

(A) $144$ (B) $168$ (C) $240$ (D) $280$ (E) $336$

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