2008 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 2
- The following problem is from both the 2008 AMC 12B #2 and 2008 AMC 10B #2, so both problems redirect to this page.
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[hide]Problem
A block of calendar dates is shown. First, the order of the numbers in the second and the fourth rows are reversed. Then, the numbers on each diagonal are added. What will be the positive difference between the two diagonal sums?
Solution 1
After reversing the numbers on the second and fourth rows, the block will look like this:
The positive difference between the two diagonal sums is then .
Solution 2
Notice that at baseline the diagonals sum to the same number (). Therefore we need only compute the effect of the swap. The positive difference between and is and the positive difference between and is . Adding gives
See Also
2008 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
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