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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

At half-time in a handball match, the home team was losing 9–14 to the visiting team. However, in the second half, the home team scored twice as many goals as the visitors and won by one goal. What was the full-time score?

(A) 201920–19 (B) 212021–20 (C) 222122–21 (D) 232223–22 (E) 242324–23

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