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[tex]\large\text{9 + 8 - 2 }\times\large\text{ 4}\\\large\text{9 + 8 = \bf 17}\\\large\text{17 - 2 }\times\large\text{ 4}\\\large\text{2 }\times\large\text{ 4 = \bf 8}\\\large\text{17 - 8 }\\\large\text{\bf = 9}[/tex]
[tex]\boxed{\boxed{\large\textsf{Answer: \huge \bf D. 9}}}\huge\checkmark[/tex]
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