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Number Rectangle (Posted on 2004-01-08) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Place twelve of the numbers 1 to 15 in the grid below such that:
1. The rows (a,b,c,d; e,f,g,h; i,j,k,l) have the same sum.
2. The columns (a,e,i; b,f,j; c,g,k; d,h,l) and the diagonals (a,f,k; b,g,l; c,f,i; d,g,j) all have the same sum.
Note: The rows do not have the same sum as the columns and diagonals.
a|b|c|d
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e|f|g|h
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i|j|k|l

See The Solution Submitted by Brian Smith    
Rating: 4.5000 (2 votes)

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Some Thoughts Puzzle Thoughts Comment 4 of 4 |
There are precisely 2 solutions (not including rotations and reflections). These are as follows:
  9      3   13    7                        12   2    14    4
 14   10    6     2        and,        11   9     7     5
 1     11    5   15                         1  13    3    15                      


Edited on February 16, 2023, 7:56 am
  Posted by K Sengupta on 2023-02-16 07:48:05

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