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UKMT Junior Kangaroo, 2026

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

When Katarina added the two numbers in each row and each column of the grid, she obtained the results shown in the diagram. Which of the statements below is true?

(A) $a$ is less than $d$ (B) $b$ is equal to $c$ (C) $a$ is greater than $d$ (D) $c$ is greater than $b$ (E) $a$ is equal to $d$

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