Answer to: 4x4 Magic Cube

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Here's a wonderful method I found in the book "Creative Puzzles Of The World" by Pieter van Delft and Jack Botermans.

Start with a 4x4 cube with the digits 1 - 16 in order:

1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16

Then draw 2 diagonal lines from corner to corner. The digits on these lines will be reversed to solve the problem:

1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16

Reverse the digits along the diagonals -- 1 and 16, 6 and 11, etc. This will give the solution:

16	2	3	13
5	11	10	8
9	7	6	12
4	14	15	1

Where every row, column and diagonal equal 34 (=136/4)!

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