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prealgebra junior
Problem
The number in each box below is the product of the numbers in the two boxes that touch it in the row above. For example, . What is the missing number in the top row? 
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Let the value in the empty box in the middle row be , and the value in the empty box in the top row be . is the answer we're looking for. From the diagram, , making . It follows that , so .
Final answer
C