Mini Kakuro
The sum of each column and row in this grid give the totals as shown. What number goes in the starred square?
Age
11 to 14
Challenge level
Problem
Use seven of the digits from 1 to 9 to fill in each unshaded square, so that no digit is repeated, and the totals of the entries in the rows and columns are as shown.
What number goes in the starred square?
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Student Solutions
Answer: 5
Possible method:
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The answer is 5, but we can still continue to complete the grid
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