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CEMC Gauss (Grade 8), 2004

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

Two positive integers have a sum of $11$ . The greatest possible product of these two positive integers is

(A) $11$ (B) $18$ (C) $28$ (D) $35$ (E) $30$

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