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Problem 532

AMC 12 late, AIME early
Combinatorics Difficulty 5.0 Find the answer

19. As shown in the figure, it is composed of four overlapping rectangles, with eight small circles at the intersection points. Please fill in the eight natural numbers 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,81, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 into these small circles so that the sum of the four numbers on each rectangle is equal.

This one wants a proof. Work it on paper, read the official solution, then mark yourself honestly — the ladder only means something if the record is true.

Official solution

Answer:

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