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Latest revision as of 23:33, 4 July 2013
Problem
Which triplet of numbers has a sum NOT equal to 1?
Solution
By adding each triplet, we can see that 
gives us 
, not 
, as our sum.
See Also
| 1999 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 2 |
Followed by Problem 4 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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