Level 3 · Question 1

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THE QUESTION

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Find the sum of the square of each number in the list
numbers = [5, 8, 12, 5, 9, 15, 5, 7, 3, 8, 6, 5, 2, 8, 14, 9, 12, 5, 7, 3, 8, 10, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9,
13, 7, 5, 2, 8, 14, 9, 12, 5, 7, 3, 8, 10, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 13, 7, 5, 2, 8, 14, 9, 12, 5, 7, 3, 8,
10, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 13, 7, 5, 2, 8, 14, 9, 12, 5, 7, 3, 8, 10, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 13, 7, 5, 2, 8, 14, 9,
12, 5, 7, 3, 8, 10, 5, 6, 4, 8, 9, 13]

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Square each number, then sum the squares.

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Source: GIC 2025 Beginner Questions and the supplied Beginner answer key, March 2025 archive.