2012 AMC 10A Problem 8
Problem 8 of 25EasierAlgebra
The sums of three whole numbers taken in pairs are and What is the middle number?
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Solution
Let the three numbers be where None of them are equal, since all three sums are different.
Then and
Adding all three equations together gives us
Then from which we can subtract to get
Thus, D is the correct answer.