Anne bought doughnuts for a class breakfast party. She bought 9 chocolate doughnuts, 7 coconut doughnuts, and 9 jam-filled doughnuts. How many doughnuts did Anne buy in all?  Choose the correct choice from the following answers:
A) 25	B) 36	C) 39	D) 21	E) 11

Rationale: "add the numbers of doughnuts . 9 + 7 + 9 = 25 . answer is a ."
Answer: A