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Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Which of these expressions has the largest value?

(A) 12\dfrac{1}{2} (B) 13+14\dfrac{1}{3} + \dfrac{1}{4} (C) 14+15+16\dfrac{1}{4} + \dfrac{1}{5} + \dfrac{1}{6} (D) 15+16+17+18\dfrac{1}{5} + \dfrac{1}{6} + \dfrac{1}{7} + \dfrac{1}{8} (E) 16+17+18+19+110\dfrac{1}{6} + \dfrac{1}{7} + \dfrac{1}{8} + \dfrac{1}{9} + \dfrac{1}{10}

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