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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2023

Combinatorics Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Christopher has made a building out of blocks. The grid on the right shows the number of blocks in each part of the building, when viewed from above. Which of the following gives the view you see when you look at Christopher's building from the front?

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D (E) E

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