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Since we want the sum of the edges of each face to be <math>2</math>, we need there to be <math>2</math> <math>1</math>s and <math>2</math> <math>0</math>s. Through experimentation, we find that the <math>1</math>s and <math>0</math>s must be adjacent to each other on the edges.
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I am still working on the solution - in the meantime PLEASE DO NOT EDIT.
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~Arcticturn
  
 
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Revision as of 19:55, 23 November 2021

Problem

Each of the $12$ edges of a cube is labeled $0$ or $1$. Two labelings are considered different even if one can be obtained from the other by a sequence of one or more rotations and/or reflections. For how many such labelings is the sum of the labels on the edges of each of the $6$ faces of the cube equal to $2$?

$\textbf{(A) } 8 \qquad\textbf{(B) } 10 \qquad\textbf{(C) } 12 \qquad\textbf{(D) } 16 \qquad\textbf{(E) } 20$

Solution

Since we want the sum of the edges of each face to be $2$, we need there to be $2$ $1$s and $2$ $0$s. Through experimentation, we find that the $1$s and $0$s must be adjacent to each other on the edges.

I am still working on the solution - in the meantime PLEASE DO NOT EDIT.

~Arcticturn

See Also

2021 Fall AMC 10A (ProblemsAnswer KeyResources)
Preceded by
Problem 23
Followed by
Problem 25
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