🦘 Math Kangaroo Grade All Felix 1-2 Ecolier 3-4 Benjamin 5-6 Kadett 7-8 Junior 9-10 Student 11-12 ⇄ switch contest
2016 Math Kangaroo

Problem 3

Problem 3 · 2016 Math Kangaroo Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning path-tracing

Which point in the labyrinth can we get to, starting at point O?

Figure for Math Kangaroo 2016 Problem 3
Show answer
Answer: C — C
Show hints
Hint 1 of 2
Put your finger on O and follow the open corridors without crossing any walls.
Still stuck? Show hint 2 →
Hint 2 of 2
Only one labelled point connects to O through gaps in the walls.
Show solution
Approach: follow the open path through the maze
  1. Starting at O, move only through the openings, never crossing a drawn wall.
  2. The corridor from O leads outward to exactly one labelled point.
  3. That reachable point is C.
Mark: · log in to save
↑