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2015 Math Kangaroo

Problem 2

Problem 2 · 2015 Math Kangaroo Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning careful-countingspatial-reasoning

How many triangles can you find in the picture?

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Answer: C — 5
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Hint 1 of 2
Look at the girl picture and find every place a triangle is drawn (hair bow, dress, arms).
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Hint 2 of 2
Count carefully so you do not miss a small one or count the same one twice.
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Approach: count all the triangles in the figure
  1. Trace the picture part by part and mark each triangle: the two bow halves, the dress, and the limbs.
  2. Counting them all gives 5 triangles.
  3. So the answer is C.
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