March 2, 2015 in Thinking Analytically

Coins add up

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Rearrange the coins in Figure 1 so that the sums of the coins across the rows and down the columns match the dollar amounts shown.

Question: In what order do the coins need to be to solve the puzzle?

Figure 1: Where to place the coins?

Send your answer to [email protected] by May 15. The winner, chosen randomly from correct answers, will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card. Past questions can be found at puzzlor.com.

John Toczek

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