Family Math #6
Sweet Sixteen
Arrange the numbers from 1 through 16 in a 4x4 square so that the sum of each of the four columns is the same.
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1
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2
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3
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4
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8
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7
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6
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5
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9
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10
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11
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12
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16
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15
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14
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13
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The Questions:
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1. Complete the puzzle above.
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This was easy.
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2. Which family member did you work with? Is there a reason why you chose that family member?
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My Mom, she loves these kind of puzzles.
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3. How did you go about solving the problem? In other words, what did you try first? What did you try next? Did you use coins to help you? Who offered suggestions? (This should be at least three sentences long and include your process)
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Knowing that we are using consecutive numbers it was easy to build double rows that equaled each other. We did the first two rows first , then the second two rows and then we added the four rows together as a final check.
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4. Did you try anything that didn’t work? If so, what was it (be specific)
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No we got it the first time.
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5. What did you enjoy most about this process and what did you find to be the most challenging or frustrating (be specific).
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We loved that this was quick and easy.
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