A, B, C, D and E are 5 consecutive points on a straight line. If BC = 3CD, DE = 8, AB = 5 and AC = 11, what is the length of AE?
Pick: A) 15 B) 17 C) 19 D) 21 E) 23

Rationale: "ac = 11 and ab = 5 , so bc = 6 . bc = 3 cd so cd = 2 . the length of ae is ab + bc + cd + de = 5 + 6 + 2 + 8 = 21 the answer is d ."
Answer: D