2008 AMC 12B Problems/Problem 2
Problem
A 
block of calendar dates is shown. The order of the numbers in the second row is to be reversed. Then the order of the numbers in the fourth row is to be reversed. Finally, the numbers on each diagonal are to be added. What will be the positive difference between the two diagonal sums?
![$\begin{tabular}[t]{|c|c|c|c|} \multicolumn{4}{c}{}\\\hline 1&2&3&4\\\hline 8&9&10&11\\\hline 15&16&17&18\\\hline 22&23&24&25\\\hline \end{tabular}$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/b/9/b/b9b73fd2d51a903cdaf987fca13b101dde70d13c.png)
Solution
After reversing the numbers on the second and fourth rows, the block will look like this:
![$\begin{tabular}[t]{|c|c|c|c|} \multicolumn{4}{c}{}\\\hline 1&2&3&4\\\hline 11&10&9&8\\\hline 15&16&17&18\\\hline 25&24&23&22\\\hline \end{tabular}$](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/f/a/3/fa3f4afefd9e2d1f2e7e867c0c2df60feae30bef.png)
The difference between the two diagonal sums is: 
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See Also
| 2008 AMC 12B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | |
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 |
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