6. Which of the following numbers is the largest number you can get by separating the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 using each of the operations $+ - :$ and $\times$ exactly once, where you may use parentheses to indicate the order in which the operations should be performed? Example: $(5-3) \times (4+1) : 2 = 5$.
A) 21
B) $\frac{53}{2}$
C) 33
D) $\frac{69}{2}$
E) 35
A6. E) 35 You can get 35 as $5 \times(4+3):(2-1)$. This is immediately the largest number in the answer options and thus the correct answer.