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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2023

Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

A lot of goals were scored in a hockey match I watched recently. In the first half, six goals were scored and the away team was leading at half-time. In the second half, the home team scored three goals and won the game. How many goals did the home team score altogether?

(A) $3$ (B) $4$ (C) $5$ (D) $6$ (E) $9$

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