The continued coronavirus lockdown has put all of us under constraints. We all are confined to our homes maintaining social distancing and practising self-isolation. During this time, individuals are consistently searching for methods and means to spend their time. One of the biggest traits amidst the coronavirus lockdown has been of puzzles getting circulated on social media. A variety of puzzles have been going around on social media, especially WhatsApp. Few such puzzles are given below:
Puzzle 1:
Fill up the boxes with the numbers 1 to 9 (no repetitions) that fit the multiplication and addition operations given below.
Puzzle 2:
Can you make a magic square by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 in the grid below such that vertical, horizontal or diagonal sum, all are equal?
Puzzle 3:
This is an 8 digit puzzle. Fill up the boxes with the integers 1 to 8 (no repetition) so that boxes of no two consecutive integers touch each other (not even at corners).
Solution to Puzzle 1:
To solve this puzzle, we will have to start with logic, make multiple cases and then go by hit and trial.
Solution to Puzzle 2:
Solution to Puzzle 3:
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