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UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, 2024

Algebra Difficulty 3.0 AMC 10/12 Find the answer United Kingdom

In the grid shown the three non-zero numbers in each row, each column and each diagonal multiply to give the same product. What is the value of $x$ ?

(A) $36$ (B) $18$ (C) $12$ (D) $9$ (E) $4$

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