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Stage: 2 Short Challenge Level: 
Each of the following shapes has a value:
 |
$= 7$ |  |
$= 17$ |  |
$= \; ?$ |
The value of the circle changes in each of the following problems.
Can you discover its value in each problem, if the value of the shapes are being added together?
| (a) |  |
$= 25$ |
| (b) |  |
$= 51$ |
| (c) |  |
$=136$ |
| (d) |  |
$=48$ |
| (e) |  |
$=100$ |
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NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.