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UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, 2022

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Which of the following has the same value as $10\,006 - 8008$ ?

(A) $10\,007 - 8007$ (B) $100\,060 - 80\,080$ (C) $10\,000 - 8002$ (D) $106 - 88$ (E) $5003 - 4004$

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