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prealgebra junior
Problem
The nine squares in the table shown are to be filled so that every row and every column contains each of the numbers . Then
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
The square connected both to 1 and 2 cannot be the same as either of them, so must be 3. The last square in the top row cannot be either 1 or 3, so it must be 2. The other two squares in the rightmost column with A and B cannot be two, so they must be 1 and 3 and therefore have a sum of .
Final answer
C