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2007 AMC 8 Problem 19

Pick two consecutive positive integers whose sum is less than 100. Square both of those integers and then find the difference of the squares. Which of the following could be the difference?

\textbf{(A)}\ 2 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 64 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 79 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 96 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 131


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