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2015 Math Kangaroo

Problem 3

Problem 3 · 2015 Math Kangaroo Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning spatial-reasoning

Which part of the house is missing? (The house picture with the gap and the five answer pieces are shown in the figure.)

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Answer: E
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Hint 1 of 2
Find the empty gap in the puzzle picture and look at its exact shape.
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Hint 2 of 2
Match the outline of that gap to one of the five pieces, turning a piece only if it still fits.
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Approach: match the empty gap to the piece that fills it
  1. Look at the hole left in the house puzzle and note its shape and the way it bends.
  2. Compare each option to that gap.
  3. Only piece E has the matching outline, so the missing part is E.
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