University of South Carolina High School Math Contest/1993 Exam/Problem 7
Problem
Each card below covers up a number. The number written below each card is the sum of all the numbers covered by all of the other cards. What is the sum of all of the hidden numbers?
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Solution
If we call the squares (in order from left to right), we have: Adding all the equations gives us .