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1989 AJHSME Problem 20

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June 25, 2011

Problem Statement

The figure may be folded along the lines shown to form a number cube. Three number faces come together at each corner of the cube. What is the largest sum of three numbers whose faces come together at a corner?
[asy] draw((0,0)--(0,1)--(1,1)--(1,2)--(2,2)--(2,1)--(4,1)--(4,0)--(2,0)--(2,-1)--(1,-1)--(1,0)--cycle); draw((1,0)--(1,1)--(2,1)--(2,0)--cycle); draw((3,1)--(3,0)); label("11",(1.5,1.25),N); label("22",(1.5,.25),N); label("33",(1.5,-.75),N); label("44",(2.5,.25),N); label("55",(3.5,.25),N); label("66",(.5,.25),N); [/asy]
(A) 11(B) 12(C) 13(D) 14(E) 15\text{(A)}\ 11 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 12 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 13 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 14 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 15