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2000 Gauss 8 Problem 7

During the week, the Toronto Stock Exchange made the following gains and losses: \begin{array}{llll} \text{Monday} & -150 & \text{Thursday} & +182 \\ \text{Tuesday} & +106 & \text{Friday} & -210 \\ \text{Wednesday} & -47 & & \end{array} What was the net change for the week?

\textbf{(A)}\ a loss of 119\quad \textbf{(B)}\ a gain of 119\quad \textbf{(C)}\ a gain of 91\quad \textbf{(D)}\ a loss of 91\quad \textbf{(E)}\ a gain of 695

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