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2010 AMC 10B Problem 9

Lucky Larry's teacher asked him to substitute numbers for a, b, c, d, and e in the expression a-(b-(c-(d+e))) 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 a, b, c, and d were 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively. What number did Larry substitute for e?

\textbf{(A)}\ -5 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ -3 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 0 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 3 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 5


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