Five identical scales are labeled from 1 to 5. We know that for each M = 1,2,3,4,5 the scale with label  M adds M kg to each weight. The labels are then removed and the scaled are shuffled. A bag is  weighed on each scale, producing the following measures in kg:9,10,11,12,13. How many kg does it  weigh?   (A) 7   (B) 8   (C) 9   (D) 10   (E) 11

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Five identical scales are labeled from 1 to 5. We know that for each M = 1,2,3,4,5 the scale with label 
M adds M kg to each weight. The labels are then removed and the scaled are shuffled. A bag is 
weighed on each scale, producing the following measures in kg:9,10,11,12,13. How many kg does it 
weigh? 

 (A) 7 
 (B) 8 
 (C) 9 
 (D) 10 
 (E) 11

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