document.write( "Question 249582: If x is between 12 and 18 inclusive and y is between 3 and 8 inclusive,
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document.write( "If x is between 12 and 18 inclusive and y is between 3 and 8 inclusive, \r\n" );
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document.write( "then x-y is\r\n" );
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document.write( "x-y is the least it can be when x is the least it can be, 12,\r\n" );
document.write( "and y is the most it can be taken away from it, 8, so therefore\r\n" );
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document.write( "the least x-y can be is 12-8 or 4\r\n" );
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document.write( "x-y is the most it can be when x is the most it can be, 18\r\n" );
document.write( "and y is the least it can be taken away from it, 3, so therefore\r\n" );
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document.write( "the most x-y can be is 18-3 or 15. So the correct choice is\r\n" );
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document.write( "(A) between 4 and 15 inclusive\r\n" );
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