Place each digit from 1 through 9 in the empty squares of the grid so that the three rows across and the three rows down form correct arithmetic statements.   All calculations (which involve only positive integers) should be performed using the correct order of operations.   Parentheses have been provided where needed.


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Correctly solved by:

1. James Alarie Flint, Michigan
2. Alp Aribal Istanbul, Turkey
3. Chad Fore Gate City, Virginia
4. Holden Bindl Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
5. Tyler Cantrell Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
6. Chelsea Anglen Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
7. Kristopher Welch Taylor, Michigan
8. Lisa Merwin Taylor, Michigan