Puzzle

[silent tone]

Arrange the numbers 1 - 16 in a 4x4 grid where all the rows and columns and 2 diagonals sum to 34.

I can't solve it.

 

[HonkeyDonk]

neither can I

 

[GagHalfrunt]

1-14-15-4

8-11-10-5

12-7-6-9

13-2-3-16

 

[MartyMcFly3]

nevermind

 

[neilm]

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
or...

1-14-15-4

12-11-6-5

8-7-10-9

13-2-3-16

That doesn't work in two diagonals though.

 

[MartyMcFly3]

Nevermind

 

[Turin39789]

had to do this once in 8th grade, not doing it again

 

[Lawrencetan21]

Originally posted by: neilm

Originally posted by: MartyMcFly3
or...

1-14-15-4

12-11-6-5

8-7-10-9

13-2-3-16

That doesn't work in two diagonals though.

You had the second line and the third line flip-flop. dummy. hahahaha j/k

 

[IEatChildren]

D'oh, during my one semester in college, I had written a program as an assignment that would figure these out. They were commonly called "magic squares"