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==Problem==
 
Each of the points <math>A,B,C,D,E,</math> and <math>F</math> in the figure below represents a different digit from <math>1</math> to <math>6.</math> Each of the five lines shown passes through some of these points. The digits along each line are added to produce five sums, one for each line. The total of the five sums is <math>47.</math> What is the digit represented by <math>B?</math>
 
Each of the points <math>A,B,C,D,E,</math> and <math>F</math> in the figure below represents a different digit from <math>1</math> to <math>6.</math> Each of the five lines shown passes through some of these points. The digits along each line are added to produce five sums, one for each line. The total of the five sums is <math>47.</math> What is the digit represented by <math>B?</math>
 
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<math>\textbf{(A) }1 \qquad \textbf{(B) }2 \qquad \textbf{(C) }3 \qquad \textbf{(D) }4 \qquad \textbf{(E) }5</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A) }1 \qquad \textbf{(B) }2 \qquad \textbf{(C) }3 \qquad \textbf{(D) }4 \qquad \textbf{(E) }5</math>
  
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==Solution 1==
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==Solution==
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We can form the following expressions based on the points in the figure and from the information we are given.
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We can form the following expressions for the sum along each line:
 
<cmath>A+B+C</cmath>
 
<cmath>A+B+C</cmath>
 
<cmath>A+E+F</cmath>
 
<cmath>A+E+F</cmath>
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<cmath>B+D</cmath>
 
<cmath>B+D</cmath>
 
<cmath>B+F</cmath>
 
<cmath>B+F</cmath>
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When we add the five expressions together, and equate it to 47, we get
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Adding these together, we must have <math>2A+3B+2C+2D+2E+2F=47</math>, i.e. <math>2(A+B+C+D+E+F)+B=47</math>. Since <math>A,B,C,D,E,F</math> are unique integers between <math>1</math> and <math>6</math>, we obtain <math>A+B+C+D+E+F=1+2+3+4+5+6=21</math> (where the order doesn't matter as addition is commutative), so our equation simplifies to <math>42 + B = 47</math>. This means <math>B = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }5}</math>.
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<cmath>2A+3B+2C+2D+2E+2F=47.</cmath>
 
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<cmath>2(A+B+C+D+E+F)+B=47.</cmath>
 
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In addition, we are given that <math>A+B+C+D+E+F=1+2+3+4+5+6=21</math>, where we can assign the values for A-F randomly because we don't know their individual values. Substituting in our equation, we have
 
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<cmath>2(A+B+C+D+E+F)+B=47.</cmath>
 
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<cmath>2(21)+B=47.</cmath>
 
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<cmath>42+B=47</cmath>
 
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<cmath>\boxed{\textbf{(E) }5}</cmath>
 
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We can write an equation. We are given <math>2A+3B+2C+2D+2E+2F=47</math> which simplifies to <math>2(A+B+C+D+E+F)+B=47</math>. Recall that each of <math>A,B,C,D,E,F</math> are unique integers from <math>1</math> to <math>6</math>. Hence, our equation simplifies to <math>42+B=47</math> regardless of which letters equal which numbers. Now we can easily see that the answer is <math>\textbf{(E) }5</math>.
 
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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=15|num-a=17}}
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=15|num-a=17}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}

Revision as of 09:16, 20 November 2020

Problem

Each of the points $A,B,C,D,E,$ and $F$ in the figure below represents a different digit from $1$ to $6.$ Each of the five lines shown passes through some of these points. The digits along each line are added to produce five sums, one for each line. The total of the five sums is $47.$ What is the digit represented by $B?$ [asy] size(200); dotfactor = 10; pair p1 = (-28,0); pair p2 = (-111,213); draw(p1--p2,linewidth(1)); pair p3 = (-160,0); pair p4 = (-244,213); draw(p3--p4,linewidth(1)); pair p5 = (-316,0); pair p6 = (-67,213); draw(p5--p6,linewidth(1)); pair p7 = (0, 68); pair p8 = (-350,10); draw(p7--p8,linewidth(1)); pair p9 = (0, 150); pair p10 = (-350, 62); draw(p9--p10,linewidth(1)); pair A = intersectionpoint(p1--p2, p5--p6); dot("$A$", A, 2*W); pair B = intersectionpoint(p5--p6, p3--p4); dot("$B$", B, 2*WNW); pair C = intersectionpoint(p7--p8, p5--p6); dot("$C$", C, 1.5*NW); pair D = intersectionpoint(p3--p4, p7--p8); dot("$D$", D, 2*NNE); pair EE = intersectionpoint(p1--p2, p7--p8); dot("$E$", EE, 2*NNE); pair F = intersectionpoint(p1--p2, p9--p10); dot("$F$", F, 2*NNE); [/asy]

$\textbf{(A) }1 \qquad \textbf{(B) }2 \qquad \textbf{(C) }3 \qquad \textbf{(D) }4 \qquad \textbf{(E) }5$

Solution

We can form the following expressions for the sum along each line: \[A+B+C\] \[A+E+F\] \[C+D+E\] \[B+D\] \[B+F\] Adding these together, we must have $2A+3B+2C+2D+2E+2F=47$, i.e. $2(A+B+C+D+E+F)+B=47$. Since $A,B,C,D,E,F$ are unique integers between $1$ and $6$, we obtain $A+B+C+D+E+F=1+2+3+4+5+6=21$ (where the order doesn't matter as addition is commutative), so our equation simplifies to $42 + B = 47$. This means $B = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }5}$.

See also

2020 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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