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Bag With Chips

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November 23, 2011

Problem Statement

Bag A has three chips labeled 1, 3, and 5. Bag B has three chips labeled 2, 4, and 6. If one chip is drawn from each bag, how many different values are possible for the sum of the two numbers on the chips?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>4<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>5<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>6<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>7<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>9 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span> 4 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span> 5 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span> 6 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span> 7 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span> 9