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CEMC Gauss (Grade 7), 2001

Number theory Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer Canada

In the square shown, the numbers in each row, column, and diagonal multiply to give the same result. The grid is: top row 12, 1, 18; middle row 9, 6, 4; bottom row (blank), (blank), 3. The sum of the two missing numbers is

(A) $28$ (B) $15$ (C) $30$ (D) $38$ (E) $72$

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