2009 Gauss 8 Problem 10

If two numbers differ by 2 and their sum is 20, the larger number is

\textbf{(A)}\ 11\quad \textbf{(B)}\ 10\quad \textbf{(C)}\ 9\quad \textbf{(D)}\ 12\quad \textbf{(E)}\ 8

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