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Let \(r_ 3(n)\) be the number of representations of \(n\) as a sum of three squares. Let \(P_ m(n)\) be the set of partitions of \(n\) in which odd parts are distinct and all parts are less than or equal to \(2m\), let \(Q_ m(n)\) be the set of partitions of \(n\) in which even parts are distinct and all parts are less than or equal to \(2m-1\). Define \(p_ m(n):=\displaystyle\sum_{\pi\in P_ m(n)} (-1)^{e(\pi)}\) and \(q_ m(n):=\displaystyle\sum_{\pi\in Q_ m(n)} (-1)^{e(\pi)}\), where \(e(\pi)\) is the number of even parts in the partition \(\pi\). Then the authors prove the following formula: \[ r_ 3(n)=\sum^ n_{m=1} \sum_{0\leq i\leq{n-m\over 2m}}(-1)^ i\bigl[2p_ m(n-2im-m)+4q_ m(n- 2im-m)\bigr]. \] {}.