AMC 12 2010b Problem 5
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Lucky Larry's teacher asked him to substitute numbers for , , , , and in the expression and evaluate the result. Larry ignored the parentheses but added and subtracted correctly and obtained the correct result by coincidence. The numbers Larry substituted for , , , and were , , , and , respectively. What number did Larry substitute for ?
\textbf{(A)}\ -5 \textbf{(B)}\ -3 \textbf{(C)}\ 0 \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \textbf{(E)}\ 5
Dataset text AMC 12 2000 to 2025. Quoted with source.
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