Each of the letters $\text{W}$, $\text{X}$, $\text{Y}$, and $\text{Z}$ represents a different integer in the set $\{ 1,2,3,4\}$, but not necessarily in that order.  If $\dfrac{\text{W}}{\text{X}} - \dfrac{\text{Y}}{\text{Z}}=1$, then the sum of $\text{W}$ and $\text{Y}$ is
$\text{(A)}\ 3 \qquad \text{(B)}\ 4 \qquad \text{(C)}\ 5 \qquad \text{(D)}\ 6 \qquad \text{(E)}\ 7$
There are different ways to approach this problem, and I'll start with the different factor of the numbers of the set $\{ 1,2,3,4\}$.
$1$ has factor $1$.
$2$ has factors $1$ and $2$
$3$ has factors $1$ and $3$
$4$ has factors $1$, $2$, and $4$.
From here, we note that even though all numbers have the factor $1$, only $4$ has another factor other than $1$ in the set (ie. $2$)
We could therefore have one fraction be $\frac{4}{2}$ and another $\frac{3}{1}$.
The sum of the numerators is $4+3=7=\boxed{E}$