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2001 Gauss 7 Problem 15
A prime number is called a "Superprime" if doubling it, and then subtracting 1, results in another prime number. The number of Superprimes less than 15 is
\textbf{(A)}\ 2\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 3\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 4\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 5\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 6
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