In Kaya's teacher's desk there are 9 pink highlighters, 8 yellow highlighters, and 5 blue highlighters. How many highlighters are there in all?  Choose the correct choice:
A) 11
B) 22
C) 77
D) 33
E) 88
Add the numbers of highlighters.   9 + 8 + 5= 
<gadget id="calculator">9 + 8 + 5</gadget>
<output>22</output>
22.   Answer is 22.
<result>B</result>
In Kaya's teacher's desk there are 9 pink highlighters, 8 yellow highlighters, and 5 blue highlighters. How many highlighters are there in all?