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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2015

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

In the diagram on the right, the number in each circle is the sum of the numbers in the two circles below it. What is the value of $x$ ?

(A) $100$ (B) $82$ (C) $55$ (D) $50$ (E) $32$

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