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    Kakuro

    By Mike Ollerton Page 1 of 7 09 May 2014

    INTRODUCTION MATHEMATICAL CONTENT

    • Number patterns
    Kakuro is a problem from Japan. It is a little bit like the logic
    • Sequences
    puzzle Sudoku. However, I think Kakuro is more interesting

    because the puzzle helps learners practice numeracy skills as


    APPLICABILITY
    well as helping them to think and working logically. KS2 – KS3

    The basic rules of Kakuro are:


    Rule 1 : You cannot repeat or use a number more than once in each calculation to make each answer.
    Rule 2: You can only use numbers from 1 to 9 in each calculation.
    To solve a Kakuro puzzle you are at an advantage if you know certain number facts. These facts are
    answers which have only one way (or one solution) of adding certain amount of DIFFERENT numbers
    together.

    For example to make the answer 7using exactly three numbers we are not allowed any of these as
    solutions because numbers are repeated in each:

    1+1+5 (or any rearrangement)


    1+3+3 (or any rearrangement)
    2+2+3 (or any rearrangement)

    So, the only numbers that can be used are


    1+2+4 or any rearrangement
    (i.e. 1+4+2 or 2+1+4 or 2+4+1 or 4+1+2 or 4+2+1)

    In the table on the next page see if you can fill in the correct calculations for answers which only have
    one solution (or any rearrangement of that solution) for a given amount of numbers.

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    Kakuro
    By Mike Ollerton Page 2 of 7 09 May 2014

    Answer Amount of numbers A possible solution

    3 Two

    4 Two

    16 Two

    17 Two

    6 Three

    7 Three 1 + 2 + 4 (or any rearrangement)

    23 Three

    24 Three

    10 Four

    11 Four

    30 Four

    15 Five

    16 Five

    35 Five

    21 Six

    22 Six

    39 Six

    28 Seven

    29 Seven

    41 Seven

    42 Seven

    36 Eight

    43 Eight

    45 Nine 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9

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    Kakuro
    By Mike Ollerton Page 3 of 7 09 May 2014

    Here are a couple of puzzles to get you started:

    The value at the top of a column is the total for that column↓.
    The value on the left of a row is the total for that row→.

    The idea is to fill in the grid using the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 with the rule that no number can
    appear more than once for each row of in each column.
    Using a pencil and having a rubber available is advised.

    3 19
    3
    6
    14
    4
    12

    This next grid is a little more challenging.

    21 6
    9
    20 7
    10

    22

    13

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    Kakuro
    By Mike Ollerton Page 4 of 7 09 May 2014

    Just in case you used a pen on the last pair of grids!

    3 19
    3
    6
    14
    4
    12

    21 6
    9
    20 7
    10

    22

    13

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    Kakuro
    By Mike Ollerton Page 5 of 7 09 May 2014

    Making your own Kakuro puzzles for another person to solve

    Step 1 You can make your grid as simple or as complex as you like.
    You just have to remember that every row and every column must have at least two spaces.

    Step 2 Place single digit numbers (from 1 to 9 only) in the blank grid, e.g.

    3 6

    1 4 2

    9 3

    We are not allowed to repeat a digit in the same row or the same column but we can repeat the digits in
    a grid, e.g. the two 3s as above.

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    Kakuro
    By Mike Ollerton Page 6 of 7 09 May 2014

    Step 3 Work out the totals for each row and each column.
    4↓ 19↓

    9→ 3 6 5↓

    7→ 1 4 2

    12→ 9 3

    Step 4 Give the other person the grid with your row and column totals

    4 19

    9 3 6 5

    7 1 4 2

    12 9 3

    The other person has to try to work out what the numbers were inside the grid (i.e. those the first person
    originally used)

    Remember numbers cannot be repeated in the same row or the same column

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    Kakuro
    By Mike Ollerton Page 7 of 7 09 May 2014

    Blank grids

    MAKING MATHEMATICS ACCESSIBLE © Mike Ollerton 2002 - 2015

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