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November 2007 Vol. 8 Issue 11


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October puzzle answers

No one got October Math Mania answers correct

Ms. Math Mania's puzzles for October apparently were too tough. No one got all the answers to these unique puzzles correct.

There were a lot of numbers to get lined up in the graphs.

Ms. Math Mania is Amy Ruzicka, a math teacher at St. Gabriel's School in south St. Louis.

The November puzzles ought to be easier. Ms. Ruzicka designed this month's puzzles after the popular Sudoku game that's sweeping the country.

If you'd like to enter the November Math Mania competition, just click here.

October Math Mania Puzzle Solutions:
A Mysterious Square

Arrange the numbers 1 - 16 (one number to a cell) such that each row, column, and main diagonal produces different sums. Those sums should be able to be arranged to form a consecutive series of numbers. For example, if one sum is 6, then the others will be 7, 8, 9, 10, and so on.

F.Y.I.: Since magic squares have a constant sum in each row, column, and diagonal, this type of square is referred to as an anti-magic square.

Here are some possible solutions:

 

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