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prealgebra junior

Problem

Each of the letters , , , and represents a different integer in the set , but not necessarily in that order. If , then the sum of and is
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
There are different ways to approach this problem, and I'll start with the different factor of the numbers of the set . has factor . has factors and has factors and has factors , , and . From here, we note that even though all numbers have the factor , only has another factor other than in the set (ie. ) We could therefore have one fraction be and another . The sum of the numerators is
Final answer
E