Problem 1 · 2017 Math Kangaroo
Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning
spatial-reasoning
Ellen wants to decorate the butterfly using these 6 stickers. Which butterfly can she make? (The five butterflies are shown as choices A, B, C, D, E.)
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Answer: A
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Hint 1 of 2
Count how many stickers there are of each colour.
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Hint 2 of 2
Find the butterfly whose spots match the stickers colour for colour.
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Approach: match the stickers to the butterfly's spots
- Look at Ellen's 6 stickers and count how many there are of each colour.
- The right butterfly has spots that use exactly those colours, with the same number of each.
- Go through the butterflies one at a time and compare their spots to the stickers.
- Only butterfly A uses exactly the 6 stickers Ellen has.
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