The following square is magic in more than one way -- can you see why?
5 22 18
28 15 2
12 8 25
Spelling out each of the nine numbers from cell(1,1) to cell (3,3), we have:
5 --> FIVE 22--> TWENTY TWO 18--> EIGHTEEN
28 --> TWENTY EIGHT 15--> FIFTEEN 2 --> TWO
12 --> TWELVE 8 --> EIGHT 25 --> TWENTY FIVE
Now, counting the # letters in each of the spelled out form of these numbers, we obtain:
4 9 8
11 7 3
6 5 10
whereby, we observe that:
Total of each of the 3 rows
= Total of each of the 3 columns
= Total of each of the main diagonals
= 21
Consequently, the given 3x3 array is a magic square in more than one way.
Edited on July 15, 2022, 7:45 am
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