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dont make silly mistakes, yunji

Source: 2024 AMC 8 P4

January 25, 2024
AMC 82024 AMC 8AMC

Problem Statement

When Yunji added all the integers from 1 to 9, she mistakenly left out a number. Her incorrect sum turned out to be a square number. Which number did Yunji leave out?
<spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span>5<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span>6<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span>7<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span>8<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span>9<span class='latex-bold'>(A) </span> 5\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B) </span> 6\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C) </span> 7\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D) </span> 8\qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E) </span> 9