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Find The Sum

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June 27, 2011

Problem Statement

What is the smallest sum of two 33-digit numbers that can be obtained by placing each of the six digits 4,5,6,7,8,9 4,5,6,7,8,9 in one of the six boxes in this addition problem?
[asy] unitsize(12); draw((0,0)--(10,0)); draw((-1.5,1.5)--(-1.5,2.5)); draw((-1,2)--(-2,2)); draw((1,1)--(3,1)--(3,3)--(1,3)--cycle); draw((1,4)--(3,4)--(3,6)--(1,6)--cycle); draw((4,1)--(6,1)--(6,3)--(4,3)--cycle); draw((4,4)--(6,4)--(6,6)--(4,6)--cycle); draw((7,1)--(9,1)--(9,3)--(7,3)--cycle); draw((7,4)--(9,4)--(9,6)--(7,6)--cycle);[/asy]
(A) 947(B) 1037(C) 1047(D) 1056(E) 1245 \text{(A)}\ 947\qquad\text{(B)}\ 1037\qquad\text{(C)}\ 1047\qquad\text{(D)}\ 1056\qquad\text{(E)}\ 1245