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Jose, Thuy, and Kareem each start with the number

10

. Jose subtracts

1

from the number

10

, doubles his answer, and then adds

2

. Thuy doubles the number

10

, subtracts

1

from her answer, and then adds

2

. Kareem subtracts

1

from the number

10

, adds

2

to his number, and then doubles the result. Who gets the largest final answer?

\text{(A)}\ \text{Jose} \qquad \text{(B)}\ \text{Thuy} \qquad \text{(C)}\ \text{Kareem} \qquad \text{(D)}\ \text{Jose and Thuy} \qquad \text{(E)}\ \text{Thuy and Kareem}

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