Can you find the solution where no two consecutive numbers are next to each other horizontally, vertically, or diagonally?
Monday, January 14, 2008
1 to 12 in a Cross
Write the numbers 1 through 12 in the squares below so that the two columns, the two rows, and the five squares that can be formed with four numbers in each have a total sum of 26.
Can you find the solution where no two consecutive numbers are next to each other horizontally, vertically, or diagonally?
Can you find the solution where no two consecutive numbers are next to each other horizontally, vertically, or diagonally?
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ReplyDeletewow. first off, i want to say this was a very hard question. BUT! i spent about 3 hours on it using advanced computer software. It turns out, there are 940 different solutions. I did find an interesting solution where no two consecutive numbers are next to each other horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. and here it is
ReplyDelete_ 1 6 _
3 8 11 4
10 5 2 9
_ 12 7 _
Follow the numbers starting from 1 to 12, do you notice the pattern?
^ You may be a maths genius, but for that you used computer software.
ReplyDeleteHA