1985 AJHSME Problem 24
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Problem
In a magic triangle, each of the six whole numbers is placed in one of the circles so that the sum,
, of the three numbers on each side of the triangle is the same. The largest possible value for
is
Solution
To maximize we must place the largest numbers at the corners where they will be counted twice. We can write the following equation:
The answer is D.