26. Erin had 6 slips of paper, numbered 1 through 6. Erik renumbers them once by adding 3 to each odd number and subtracting 1 from each even number. When 2 renumbered slips of paper are chosen at random, what is the highest sum possible?

Answer and Explanation

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Correct Answer is H

Explanation

After renumbering according to the question stem, the 6 numbers obtained are 4, 1, 6, 3, 8, 5 respectively. So adding two of them together, the maximum value that can be obtained is 14.