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numerical pyramid (Posted on 2004-07-13)

Fill in each location with a number from 1-15 such that each number is the difference between the two locations immediately below it. Each number should be used only once.

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Submitted by Thalamus

Rating: 3.5000 (2 votes)

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Here's one solution.
5 4 9 7 11 2 8 1 12 10 6 14 15 3 13
(I discovered this solution through trial and error. I don't know if there is a good methodology to discover additional solutions.)

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Subject	Author	Date
4 level pyramid	David	2004-07-13 22:50:55
re(3): Solution	Sing4TheDay	2004-07-13 10:53:14
re(2): Solution	ThoughtProvoker	2004-07-13 10:33:20
re: Solution	Sing4TheDay	2004-07-13 10:22:24
Solution	Eric	2004-07-13 10:15:27

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