Problem 2 · 2022 Math Kangaroo
Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning
path-tracing
Meike paddles her boat around five buoys (see diagram). Around which buoys does she paddle in a clockwise direction?
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Answer: E — 2, 3 and 5
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Hint 1 of 2
Trace the boat's path and watch your turning direction at each buoy.
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Hint 2 of 2
Going clockwise means the buoy stays on your left as you loop it; check each loop's spin.
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Approach: follow the path and label each loop's turn direction
- Follow the drawn route from the boat through all five buoys in order.
- At each buoy decide whether the boat loops around it clockwise or counter-clockwise.
- The three buoys circled clockwise are 2, 3 and 5, so the answer is E.
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