Difference between revisions of "University of South Carolina High School Math Contest/1993 Exam/Problem 7"
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<math>a+b+c+d+f=2</math> | <math>a+b+c+d+f=2</math> | ||
<math>a+b+c+d+e=4</math> | <math>a+b+c+d+e=4</math> | ||
| − | Adding all the equations gives us <math> 5(a + b + c + d + e)=28 \Longrightarrow a + b + c + d + e = 5.6</math>. | + | Adding all the equations gives us <math>\displaystyle 5 (a + b + c + d + e) = 28 \Longrightarrow a + b + c + d + e = 5.6 </math>. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[University of South Carolina High School Math Contest/1993 Exam]] | * [[University of South Carolina High School Math Contest/1993 Exam]] | ||
Revision as of 22:48, 21 July 2006
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 
.
