Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/293 - The Twenty Pennies

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $293$

The Twenty Pennies

If sixteen pennies are arranged in the form of a square

there will be the same number of pennies in every row, column and each of the long diagonals.

Can you do the same with twenty pennies?

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Magic Square, Measuring, Weighing, and Packing Problems: $293$. -- The Twenty Pennies
• 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Combinatorial & Topological Problems: Point Alignment Puzzles: $436$. The Twenty Pennies