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prealgebra junior

Problem

Tiles and are translated so one tile coincides with each of the rectangles and . In the final arrangement, the two numbers on any side common to two adjacent tiles must be the same. Which of the tiles is translated to Rectangle ?
problem
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
We first notice that tile III has a on the bottom and a on the right side. Since no other tile has a or a , Tile III must be in rectangle . Tile III also has a on the left, so Tile IV must be in Rectangle . The answer is
Final answer
D