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UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, 2012

Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

All four digits of two 2-digit numbers are different. What is the largest possible sum of two such numbers?

(A) $169$ (B) $174$ (C) $183$ (D) $190$ (E) $197$

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