Olympic Magic

By On 16 January, 2012 · Leave a Comment

olympic-13OlympicThe Olympic emblem consists of five overlapping rings containing nine regions.

Place the numbers 1, 2, 3, … 9 in the nine regions so that the total in each ring is the same.

Can you complete the solutions given in the 4 diagrams?

 

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See the Notes for Teachers.

See more about this problem on the NRICH website

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