UKMT Grey Kangaroo, 2023

Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Tom, John and Lily each shot six arrows at a target. Arrows hitting anywhere within the same ring scored the same number of points. Tom scored 46 points and John scored 34 points, as shown. How many points did Lily score?

(A) $37$ (B) $38$ (C) $39$ (D) $40$ (E) $41$

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