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Problem
Toothpicks are used to make a grid that is toothpicks long and toothpicks wide. How many toothpicks are used altogether? 
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
There are vertical columns with a length of toothpicks, and there are horizontal rows with a length of toothpicks. You can verify this by trying a smaller case, i.e. a grid of toothpicks, with and . Thus, our answer is .
Final answer
E