AlgebraDifficulty 3.9AMC 10/12Find the answerUnited States
What is the value of 1234+2341+3412+4123?
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Solution
Answer (E): When the four numbers are added, the digits 1, 2, 3, and 4 appear exactly once in each column of the addition problem, as shown in the figure. +1234234134124123 The digits sum to 10, producing a carry of 1 in each column. The sum of the four numbers is therefore 11,110.
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