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Gauss (7) #19

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February 26, 2017
Gauss

Problem Statement

Juan and Mary play a two-person game in which the winner gains 2 points and the loser loses 1 point. If Juan won exactly 3 games and Mary had a final score of 5 points, how many games did they play?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 7<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 8<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 4<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 5<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 11<span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 7 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 8 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 4 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 5 \qquad <span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 11