Can you take the six ornaments that have fallen off the trees and place them in the circles so that the total of each side is equal to the number in the base of the tree?
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Solution to the Problem:
James Alarie sent in the following:
I found six solutions for each tree and listed them in order A through F for this pattern: A B C D E F Tree 10: A B C D E F 1 4 6 5 2 3 1 6 4 3 2 5 3 2 6 5 4 1 3 6 2 1 4 5 5 2 4 3 6 1 5 4 2 1 6 3 Tree 13: 2 5 7 6 3 4 2 7 5 4 3 6 4 3 7 6 5 2 4 7 3 2 5 6 6 3 5 4 7 2 6 5 3 2 7 4 Tree 16: 3 6 8 7 4 5 3 8 6 5 4 7 5 4 8 7 6 3 5 8 4 3 6 7 7 4 6 5 8 3 7 6 4 3 8 5 Tree 21: 7 5 6 9 4 8 7 6 5 8 4 9 8 4 6 9 5 7 8 6 4 7 5 9 9 4 5 8 6 7 9 5 4 7 6 8
Correctly solved by:
| 1. Kimberly Howe | Vienna, Virginia |
| 2. James Alarie | Flint, Michigan |
| 3. Eliza Sheffield | Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| 4. Harlan Benedict |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 5. Madison Bindl |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 6. Ben Todd |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 7. Behlee Aimone |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 8. Hope Pfeifer |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 9. Trevon Peterson |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 10. Baylee Tims |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 11. Raegan Martin |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 12. Cailee Hamilton |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 13. Slade Mair |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 14. Jason Stoddard |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 15. Jonathan Andersen |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 16. Sreeroopa Sankararaman | Singapore, Singapore |
| 17. Makell Kaiser |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 18. Brianna Tims |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 19. Valerie Walker |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 20. Nate Moretti |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 21. Wyatt Walk |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |
| 22. Aubrey Jorgensen |
Mountain View High School, Mountain View, Wyoming |