THIS WEEK’S

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KENTER TAINMENT
FOR THIS WEEK’S
PUZZLE SET.
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ways to use KenKen
with your students.
Here’s this week’s
teacher tip:
“I have KenKen up on the board
and students work on it as I take
attendance. As the days
progress, I will increase the puzzle
dimensions, ultimately having
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the course of the week.”
-Tracy C.
Find the solution at the bottom of the answer key.
Gilbert, AZ

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 HOW TO SOLVE KENKEN ®

1. Your goal is to fill in the whole grid with numbers, making 5. In this cage, the math operation
sure no number is repeated in any row or column. to use is addition, and the
numbers must add up to 5. Since
this cage has 2 squares, the only
possibilities are 2 and 3, in either
order (2 + 3 or 3 + 2 = 5).

2. In a 3x3 puzzle, use the numbers 1 – 3.

6. A cage with one square is a

In a 4x4 puzzle, use the “Freebie”... just fill in the number
numbers 1 – 4. In a 5x5, you’re given.
use the numbers 1 – 5,
and so on.

3. The heavily-outlined areas are called “cages.”

This puzzle has 5

cages. 7. A number cannot be repeated
within the same row or column.

4. The top left corner of each cage has a “target number”

and math operation. The numbers
you enter into a cage must
combine (in any order)
to produce the
target number
using the math
operation noted HINT:
(+, -, ×, or ÷).
Each puzzle has one
unique solution.

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 3 x3

1 2

3 4

5 6

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 4 x4

7 8

9 10

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 5 x5

11 12

13 14

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 6 x6

15

16

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 7 x7

CHALLENGING

17

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 8 x8

EXTRA CHALLENGING

18

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 9 x9

EXTRA CHALLENGING

19

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 ANSWER KEY
3x3

1 2 3 4 5 6

4x4

7 8 9 10

5x5 6x6

11 12 13 14 15 16

7x7 8x8 9x9

17 18 19

THIS WEEK’S KENTER TAINMENT SOLUTION:

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