INTEGER TILES

DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
–
In an Integer Tile puzzle,
the goal is to fill every
hexagon with a positive or
negative digit from 1-9 so
that:
• No digit appears in more -15 12
than 1 hexagon. -2
• The number in each
triangle gives the sum
of the integers in the
hexagons it touches at its
corners.
• The number in each
square gives the
product of the integers
in the hexagons it touches
on its sides.
±3

-15 12
First we find the one-digit factor pairs we can -2
use to make the products -15 and 12, ignoring
signs for now. ±5 ±4
For 12, we can use 2 × 6 or 3×4.
For 15 , we can only use 3 × 5.
The only shared factor that can fill the top
hexagon is 3. To give products of -15 and 12,
the bottom hexagons must be 5 and 4.
Next we determine the signs of these factors. -3
The factors 3 and 5 must have opposite signs to
give a product of -15, while 3 and 4 must have -15 12
the same sign to give a product of 12. -2
3+4+(-5) is 2, so we must use (-3)+(-4)+5 to get
the correct sum of -2 given in the triangle clue. 5 -4
We complete the puzzle as shown.

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 INTEGER TILES
1. 2.
4

-12
-3
3 15 2

3. 4.
3
-24
-6 -27
5
-24

5. 6.

10 -20
20 -5
35 -15 -30

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INTEGER TILES

7. 8.

3
-24 -16
-18
-4 8

9. 10.

-7
9 -6 -12 18
-4

11. 12.
6
10
-18 3
1 2
-12 -6

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 INTEGER TILES
13.
H

-1
-16
1
-12
14.
H
16
-13
6 24 -32
-7
-12

15.
H

6
12
8
18

16.
H -8

10 6
-8 12

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17.
H

18 -24
16 7

18.
H

28
19

22 22

19.
H

0
18
7 7
-24 -3
0 0

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Page 7 Page 8 1
1. 2. 7. 8.
-4 4
-9 -3 -2
-12 3
-3 -24 -16
-18
3 15 5 2 -9 4 -4 -1 8 -8 8

3. 4. 9. 10.
3 -7 -9 -1 2 -3
-24 -7
-6 -27 9 -6 -12 18
5 -4
-2 4 -8 -24 3 -9 6 -6

11. 12.
5. 6.
8 2 -4 -3 1 6 6
10
-18 3
10 -20 1 2
20 -5

7 35 5 -15 -3 5 -30 -6 6 -12 -2 -2 -6 3

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13. 17.
-8 5 3 -4
-1 18 -24
-16 16 7
1

2 -12 -6 7 6 5
14. 18.
-2 16 -8 4
-13
6 24 -32 28
-7 19
-3 -12 4 7 8
22 22
15.
4 -1 6 9 5
6
12
8
-9
16.
3 18 6 0
8 -8 -1 19.
5 6 18 3
7 7
10 6 -24 -3
0 0
-2 -8 4 12 3 -4 -2 -1

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