2022 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 20
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Problem
The grid below is to be filled with integers in such a way that the sum of the numbers in each row and the sum of the numbers in each column are the same. Four numbers are missing. The number in the lower left corner is larger than the other three missing numbers. What is the smallest possible value of
?
Solution 1
The sum of the numbers in each row is . Consider the second row. In order for the sum of the numbers in this row to equal
, the first two numbers must add up to
:
If two numbers add up to
, one of them must be at least
- if both shaded numbers are no more than
, their sum can be at most
. Therefore, for
to be larger than the three missing numbers,
must be at least
. We can construct a working scenario where
:
So, our answer is
.
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Solution 2
The sum of the numbers in each row is and the sum of the numbers in each column is
Let be the number in the lower middle. It follows that
or
We express the other two missing numbers in terms of and
as shown below:
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