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2014 Math Kangaroo

Problem 2

Problem 2 · 2014 Math Kangaroo Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning path-tracing

Theresa moves a pencil along the line. She starts at the arrow shown. In which order will she go past the shapes?

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Answer: A — triangle, square, circle
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Hint 1 of 2
Put your finger on the arrow — that is where the trip begins.
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Hint 2 of 2
Slide your finger along the line without lifting it and watch which shape you bump into first, second, and last.
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Approach: trace the path and list shapes in the order met
  1. Put your finger at the arrow and follow the line without lifting it.
  2. The first shape the path runs into is the triangle.
  3. Next it reaches the square, and last the circle.
  4. So the order is triangle, square, circle — choice A.
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