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There are n students in a biology class, and only 6 of them are seniors. If 7 juniors are added to the class, how many students in the class will not be seniors?

(A) n-3

(B) n-2

(C) n-1

(D) n + 1

(E) n + 2

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The correct answer is D

Explanation

At first, there are n students in the class, and 6 of them are seniors. It follows that initially n-6 students are not seniors. If 7 juniors are added to the class, there will be n-6+7, or n+1, students in the class who are not seniors.