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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

We know that 1+2+3+4=101 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 10. It is also true that 13+23+33+43=10n1^3 + 2^3 + 3^3 + 4^3 = 10^n for some integer nn. What is this integer?

(A) 11 (B) 22 (C) 33 (D) 44 (E) 55

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