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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 1999

Number theory Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer Canada

The first $9$ positive odd integers are placed in the magic square so that the sum of the numbers in each row, column and diagonal are equal. Find the value of $A + E$ .

(A) $32$ (B) $28$ (C) $26$ (D) $24$ (E) $16$

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