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2009 Math Kangaroo

Problem 1

Problem 1 · 2009 Math Kangaroo Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning spatial-reasoning

Where is the kangaroo?

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Answer: B — In the circle and in the square but not in the triangle.
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Hint 1 of 2
Find the kangaroo dot, then check which of the three shapes it sits inside.
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Hint 2 of 2
It lies where two regions overlap but stays out of the third — name those two.
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Approach: region overlap reading
  1. The kangaroo dot sits inside the circle.
  2. It also lies inside the square.
  3. It is outside the triangle.
  4. So it is in the circle and the square but not the triangle — answer B.
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