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prealgebra junior

Problem

Andy and Bethany have a rectangular array of numbers with rows and columns. Andy adds the numbers in each row. The average of his sums is . Bethany adds the numbers in each column. The average of her sums is . What is the value of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Solution
Note that . This means that using basic algebraic manipulation.
Final answer
D