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2020 Individual #2

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April 30, 2022
2020 Individual

Problem Statement

A certain value of xx satisfies 1+x+51=71 + x + 5 - 1 = 7. What is this value of xx?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>0<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>1<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>2<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>3<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>impossible to determine<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span>0\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span>1\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span>2\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span>3\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span>\text{impossible to determine}