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==Problem==
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Each of the points <math>A,B,C,D,E,</math> and <math>F</math> in the figure below represents a different digit from <math>1</math> to <math>6.</math> Each of the five lines shown passes through some of these points. The digits along each line are added to produce five sums, one for each line. The total of the five sums is <math>47.</math> What is the digit represented by <math>B?</math>
 
Each of the points <math>A,B,C,D,E,</math> and <math>F</math> in the figure below represents a different digit from <math>1</math> to <math>6.</math> Each of the five lines shown passes through some of these points. The digits along each line are added to produce five sums, one for each line. The total of the five sums is <math>47.</math> What is the digit represented by <math>B?</math>
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<math>\textbf{(A) }1 \qquad \textbf{(B) }2 \qquad \textbf{(C) }3 \qquad \textbf{(D) }4 \qquad \textbf{(E) }5</math>
 
<math>\textbf{(A) }1 \qquad \textbf{(B) }2 \qquad \textbf{(C) }3 \qquad \textbf{(D) }4 \qquad \textbf{(E) }5</math>
  
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==Solution 1==
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== Solution 1 ==
 
We can form the following expressions for the sum along each line:
 
We can form the following expressions for the sum along each line:
 
<cmath>\begin{dcases}A+B+C\\A+E+F\\C+D+E\\B+D\\B+F\end{dcases}</cmath>
 
<cmath>\begin{dcases}A+B+C\\A+E+F\\C+D+E\\B+D\\B+F\end{dcases}</cmath>
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~RJ5303707
  
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== Solution 2 ==
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Following the first few steps of Solution 1, we have <math>2(A+C+D+E+F)+3B=47</math>. Because an even number (<math>2(A+C+D+E+F)</math>) subtracted from an odd number (47) is always odd, we know that <math>3B</math> is odd, showing that <math>B</math> is odd. Now we know that <math>B</math> is either 1, 3, or 5. If we try <math>B=1</math>, we get <math>43=47</math> which is not true. Testing <math>B=3</math>, we get <math>45=47</math>, which is also not true. Therefore, we have <math>B = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }5}</math>.
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Following the first few steps of Solution 1, we have <math>2(A+C+D+E+F)+3B=47</math>.     Because an even number <math>2(A+C+D+E+F)</math> subtracted from an odd number (47) is always odd, we know that <math>3B</math> is odd, showing that <math>B</math> is odd. Now we know that <math>B</math> is 1, 3, or 5. If we try <math>B=1</math>, we get <math>43=47</math>, which is false. Testing <math>B=3</math>, we get <math>45=47</math>, which is also false. Therefore, we have <math>B = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }5}</math>.
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-minor edit by tonykuncheng
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==Video Solution by NiuniuMaths (Easy to understand!)==
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHNrBwwUCMI
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~NiuniuMaths
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== Video Solution by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!) ==
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https://youtu.be/UnVo6jZ3Wnk?si=n-vOSvxYPmuhVmaq&t=2574
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~Math-X
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== Video Solution (CLEVER MANIPULATIONS!!!) ==
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https://youtu.be/W8pib6O_6xA
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~<i>Education, the Study of Everything</i>
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== Video Solution by North America Math Contest Go Go Go ==
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwCb64F34XE
  
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==Video Solution==
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~North America Math Contest Go Go Go
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https://youtu.be/clGZo-yBjG8 - Happytwin
 
  
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==See also==
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== Video Solution by WhyMath ==
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https://youtu.be/1ldTmo4J7Es
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~savannahsolver
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== Video Solution ==
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Z7zEc7AXQ
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-LOUISGENIUS
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== Video Solution by Interstigation ==
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https://youtu.be/YnwkBZTv5Fw?t=728
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~Interstigation
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== Video Solution by OmegaLearn ==
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https://youtu.be/sZfOjGtEtEY?t=604
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~ pi_is_3.14
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== See also ==
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=15|num-a=17}}
 
{{AMC8 box|year=2020|num-b=15|num-a=17}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}
 
{{MAA Notice}}
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[[Category:Introductory Algebra Problems]]

Latest revision as of 19:55, 4 June 2025

Problem

Each of the points $A,B,C,D,E,$ and $F$ in the figure below represents a different digit from $1$ to $6.$ Each of the five lines shown passes through some of these points. The digits along each line are added to produce five sums, one for each line. The total of the five sums is $47.$ What is the digit represented by $B?$

[asy] size(200); dotfactor = 10; pair p1 = (-28,0); pair p2 = (-111,213); draw(p1--p2,linewidth(1)); pair p3 = (-160,0); pair p4 = (-244,213); draw(p3--p4,linewidth(1)); pair p5 = (-316,0); pair p6 = (-67,213); draw(p5--p6,linewidth(1)); pair p7 = (0, 68); pair p8 = (-350,10); draw(p7--p8,linewidth(1)); pair p9 = (0, 150); pair p10 = (-350, 62); draw(p9--p10,linewidth(1)); pair A = intersectionpoint(p1--p2, p5--p6); dot("$A$", A, 2*W); pair B = intersectionpoint(p5--p6, p3--p4); dot("$B$", B, 2*WNW); pair C = intersectionpoint(p7--p8, p5--p6); dot("$C$", C, 1.5*NW); pair D = intersectionpoint(p3--p4, p7--p8); dot("$D$", D, 2*NNE); pair EE = intersectionpoint(p1--p2, p7--p8); dot("$E$", EE, 2*NNE); pair F = intersectionpoint(p1--p2, p9--p10); dot("$F$", F, 2*NNE); [/asy]

$\textbf{(A) }1 \qquad \textbf{(B) }2 \qquad \textbf{(C) }3 \qquad \textbf{(D) }4 \qquad \textbf{(E) }5$

Solution 1

We can form the following expressions for the sum along each line: \[\begin{dcases}A+B+C\\A+E+F\\C+D+E\\B+D\\B+F\end{dcases}\] Adding these together, we must have $2A+3B+2C+2D+2E+2F=47$, i.e. $2(A+B+C+D+E+F)+B=47$. Since $A,B,C,D,E,F$ are unique integers between $1$ and $6$, we obtain $A+B+C+D+E+F=1+2+3+4+5+6=21$ (where the order doesn't matter as addition is commutative), so our equation simplifies to $42 + B = 47$. This means $B = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }5}$. ~RJ5303707

Solution 2

Following the first few steps of Solution 1, we have $2(A+C+D+E+F)+3B=47$. Because an even number $2(A+C+D+E+F)$ subtracted from an odd number (47) is always odd, we know that $3B$ is odd, showing that $B$ is odd. Now we know that $B$ is 1, 3, or 5. If we try $B=1$, we get $43=47$, which is false. Testing $B=3$, we get $45=47$, which is also false. Therefore, we have $B = \boxed{\textbf{(E) }5}$. -minor edit by tonykuncheng

Video Solution by NiuniuMaths (Easy to understand!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHNrBwwUCMI

~NiuniuMaths

Video Solution by Math-X (First understand the problem!!!)

https://youtu.be/UnVo6jZ3Wnk?si=n-vOSvxYPmuhVmaq&t=2574

~Math-X

Video Solution (CLEVER MANIPULATIONS!!!)

https://youtu.be/W8pib6O_6xA

~Education, the Study of Everything

Video Solution by North America Math Contest Go Go Go

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwCb64F34XE

~North America Math Contest Go Go Go

Video Solution by WhyMath

https://youtu.be/1ldTmo4J7Es

~savannahsolver

Video Solution

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3Z7zEc7AXQ -LOUISGENIUS

Video Solution by Interstigation

https://youtu.be/YnwkBZTv5Fw?t=728

~Interstigation

Video Solution by OmegaLearn

https://youtu.be/sZfOjGtEtEY?t=604

~ pi_is_3.14

See also

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