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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Which one of the following expressions has a value closest to 0?

(A) 2×58×32 \times 5 - 8 \times 3 (B) 3×47×43 \times 4 - 7 \times 4 (C) 4×36×54 \times 3 - 6 \times 5 (D) 5×25×65 \times 2 - 5 \times 6 (E) 6×14×76 \times 1 - 4 \times 7

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