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Problem 1
Each of the sides of five congruent rectangles is labeled with an integer. In rectangle A, 
. In rectangle B, 
. In rectangle C, 
. In rectangle D, 
. In rectangle E, 
. These five rectangles are placed, without rotating or reflecting, in position as below. Which of the rectangle is the top leftmost one?
![[asy] draw((0,5)--(0,7)--(3,7)--(3,5)--cycle); draw((0,4)--(9,4)--(9,2)--(6,2)--(6,0)--(0,0)--cycle); draw((3,0)--(3,4));draw((6,2)--(6,4));draw((0,2)--(6,2)); label("$w$",(0,6),(-1,0));label("$x$",(1.5,7),(0,1));label("$y$",(3,6),(1,0));label("$z$",(1.5,5),(0,-1)); [/asy]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/f/d/4/fd4ce8e9f69eccb7bc297cde34a60f44244789af.png)
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See Also
| 1998 AHSME (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by First Problem |
Followed by Problem 10 | |
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| All AHSME Problems and Solutions | ||
