Critical Thinking Problem Here you have a ‘magic’ square. The sum (+) of any 3 numbers added across (→), down (↓), or diagonally
( ↘, ↙) should have the same sum.

You can write and solve equations to fill in the missing numbers on the table. Only write the numbers on the table, not the equations.

The magic sum for this square is 465.

248

31

217

62

2

step-by-step explanation:

1+1=2

b

one way is to plot 2 points and connect them which is what the answer choices seem to be doing

it seems to be using the y intercept and the slope

y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept (where the line hits the y axis)

slope=rise/run

y-intercept is where the line croses the y axis which is the y value where x=0

you seem to have given the wrong slope (you didn't put a number in front of te x, it should be 2/3 or 3/2 looking at the answer options)

y=? x-1

m=? because of your fault

b=-1

so it has a slope of ? and y intercept of -1, meaning it pases through (0,-1)

so draw point (0,-1) (so answer is one of the first 2 option)

if slope is 2/3, then go up 2 and right 3 then draw line through those 2 points

if slope is 3/2, then go up 3 and right 2 then draw line through those 2 points