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Proof Writing & Problem Solving · Medium problem

Every cell of a 4×44 \times 4 board starts with the number 00. A move chooses a 2×22 \times 2 block of cells and adds 11 to each of its four numbers. After some moves the board reads, row by row (top to bottom), with one entry hidden:

1,3,2,01, 3, 2, 0

4,x,5,24, x, 5, 2

3,6,6,33, 6, 6, 3

0,2,3,10, 2, 3, 1

What is xx?

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