Quantitative Aptitude – Number Systems – The numbers 1, 2,…,9 are arranged


Quantitative Aptitude – Number Systems


Question


CAT 2017 - Aftrnoon slot - Quantitative Aptitude - Number Systems - The numbers 1, 2,...,9 are arranged
The numbers 1, 2,…,9 are arranged in a 3 X 3 square grid in such a way that each number occurs once and the entries along each column, each row, and each of the two diagonals add up to the same value.

If the top left and the top right entries of the grid are 6 and 2, respectively, then the bottom middle entry is

Answer


3

Solution


From CAT 2017 – Quantitative Aptitude – Number Systems, we can see that,
The numbers cannot be repeated.
The grid looks like this
Quantitative Aptitude - Number Systems - The numbers 1, 2,...,9 are arranged
We have to find x. On solving, we get
Quantitative Aptitude - Number Systems - The numbers 1, 2,...,9 are arranged
The sum along the diagonals, columns and rows comes as equal.
Answer will be 3

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