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My solution:
1.) Pair up the numbers 10-15 with the numbers 1-6 so that you have 6 pairs whose sum is 16.
2.) Form 6 pairs whose sum is 43 from the numbers 16-27, and distribute them in one of $6!=720$ ways to each of the outer hexagons.
3.) Each hexagon now has a sum of $X=75$.
Below is one such way to arrange the numbers:
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2.) Form 6 pairs whose sum is 43 from the numbers 16-27, and distribute them in one of $6!=720$ ways to each of the outer hexagons.
3.) Each hexagon now has a sum of $X=75$.
Below is one such way to arrange the numbers:
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anemone
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Wow MarkFL! That was fast! Bravo, you got it correct!(Cool)