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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Taran thought of a whole number and then multiplied it by either $5$ or $6$ . Krishna added $5$ or $6$ to Taran's answer. Finally Eshan subtracted either $5$ or $6$ from Krishna's answer. The final result was $73$ . What number did Taran choose?

(A) $10$ (B) $11$ (C) $12$ (D) $13$ (E) $14$

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