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2024 AMC 10BProblem 25P21-25~7 minPrint

Each of 2727 bricks (right rectangular prisms) has dimensions a×b×ca \times b \times c , where aa , bb , and cc are pairwise relatively prime positive integers. These bricks are arranged to form a 3×3×33 \times 3 \times 3 block, as shown on the left below. A 2828 th brick with the same dimensions is introduced, and these bricks are reconfigured into a 2×2×72 \times 2 \times 7 block, shown on the right. The new block is 11 unit taller, 11 unit wider, and 11 unit deeper than the old one. What is a+b+ca + b + c ?

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