Brain Teaser
This week’s brainteaser comes from Vicki Welch. This type of puzzle was a favorite of Ben Franklin’s, but he’s dead so Vicki gets the credit.
How can you rearrange the following numbers in the grid so that the sum of any three numbers horizontally, vertically and diagonally equals 15? You must keep three rows and three columns.
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Scroll down for the answer.
There are several possible solutions for this puzzle.
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | |
| 6 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |
| 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
Our winner is . . .
RANDY S MITCHELL
YELLOW PAGE GROUP / RAVEN
ANTHEM, AZ