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Nick, Ryan, Simon, and James from the band Dandelion sang a few songs at their first concert.
Always three of them were singing, and one was playing the guitar in accompaniment. James
sang the most songs of all of them – 8. Ryan sang 5 songs, which was fewer than anyone else from the group. How many songs did Dandelion sing at their first concert?
(A) 8 (B) 9 (C) 10 (D) 13 (E) 26
If James sang 8, which was the most, and Ryan sang the least, which was 5, which answer fits those parameters?
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To find the total number of songs Dandelion sang at their first concert, we need to add up the number of songs each member sang.
According to the information given, James sang the most songs with 8. Ryan sang fewer songs than anyone else, with 5 songs. We need to determine the number of songs the other two members, Nick and Simon, sang.
Since three members were singing at all times, we can subtract the total number of songs James and Ryan sang from the total number of songs sang, which will give us the number of songs Nick and Simon sang combined.
Total songs sang by Nick and Simon = Total songs sang - (Songs sang by James + Songs sang by Ryan)
Total songs sang by Nick and Simon = (8 + 5) = 13
Now we can calculate the total number of songs Dandelion sang by adding up the songs sang by all four members:
Total songs sang = Songs sang by James + Songs sang by Ryan + Songs sang by Nick and Simon
Total songs sang = 8 + 5 + 13 = 26
Therefore, Dandelion sang a total of 26 songs at their first concert.
The correct answer is (E) 26.