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Integers with Product 8!

Source: 2001 AMC-12 #21

December 4, 2005
AMC

Problem Statement

Four positive integers a,b,c, a,b,c, and d d have a product of 8! and satisfy\begin{align*}ab \plus{} a \plus{} b &\equal{} 524\\ bc \plus{} b \plus{} c &\equal{} 146\\ cd \plus{} c \plus{} d &\equal{} 104.\end{align*} What is a \minus{} d?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 4<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 6<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 8<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 10<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 12 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span> \ 4 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span> \ 6 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span> \ 8 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span> \ 10 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span> \ 12