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2014 AMC 8 Problem 1

Harry and Terry are each told to calculate 8 - (2 + 5). Harry gets the correct answer. Terry ignores the parentheses and calculates 8 - 2 + 5. If Harry's answer is H and Terry's answer is T, what is H - T?

\textbf{(A) }-10\qquad\textbf{(B) }-6\qquad\textbf{(C) }0\qquad\textbf{(D) }6\qquad \textbf{(E) }10


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