Question 86
Which of the following numbers is the largest number you can get by separating the numbers $1$, $2$, $3$, $4$, and $5$ by using each of the operations $+$, $-$, $:$, and $\times$ exactly once, where you may use parentheses to indicate the order in which the operations should be executed? For example: $(5 - 3) \times (4 + 1) : 2 = 5$.
A) $21$
B) $\frac{53}{2}$
C) $33$
D) $\frac{69}{2}$
E) $35$
A) $21$
B) $\frac{53}{2}$
C) $33$
D) $\frac{69}{2}$
E) $35$