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Part of 1994 AMC 8

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1994 AJHSME Problem 23

Source:

7/9/2011
If XX, YY and ZZ are different digits, then the largest possible 3−3-digit sum for
\begin{tabular}{ccc} X & X & X \\ & Y & X \\ + & & X \\ \hline \end{tabular}
has the form
(A) XXY(B) XYZ(C) YYX(D) YYZ(E) ZZY\text{(A)}\ XXY \qquad \text{(B)}\ XYZ \qquad \text{(C)}\ YYX \qquad \text{(D)}\ YYZ \qquad \text{(E)}\ ZZY