The table presents the ranking of the six leading countries on a day of competition at the Olympics. The ranking is done according to the quantities of gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively.
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| $1^{\text{st}}$ China | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| $2^{\text{nd}}$ USA | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| $3^{\text{rd}}$ France | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| $4^{\text{th}}$ Argentina | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| $5^{\text{th}}$ Italy | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| $6^{\text{th}}$ Brazil | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
If the medals obtained by Brazil and Argentina were combined to form a single hypothetical country, what position would that country occupy?
(A) $1^{\text{st}}$
(B) $2^{\text{nd}}$
(C) $3^{\text{rd}}$
(D) $4^{\text{th}}$
(E) $5^{\text{th}}$