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AMC 12 2013a Problem 16

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AA, BB, CC are three piles of rocks. The mean weight of the rocks in AA is 4040 pounds, the mean weight of the rocks in BB is 5050 pounds, the mean weight of the rocks in the combined piles AA and BB is 4343 pounds, and the mean weight of the rocks in the combined piles AA and CC is 4444 pounds. What is the greatest possible integer value for the mean in pounds of the rocks in the combined piles BB and CC?

\textbf{(A)} \ 55 \textbf{(B)} \ 56 \textbf{(C)} \ 57 \textbf{(D)} \ 58 \textbf{(E)} \ 59

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