Arrange the numbers in the blue cells to make an unmagic square.
The totals of each row, column and diagonal should all be different.
Congratulations that is correct!
Are there any other ways to make an umagic square using these numbers?
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Topics: Starter | Arithmetic | Problem Solving
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