Problem 10 · 2023 Math Kangaroo
Medium
Spatial & Visual Reasoning
tiling-tessellationcomposition
Max wants to complete the jigsaw shown. He has different pieces. Which pieces does he have to use?
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Answer: A
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Hint 1 of 3
Look carefully at the empty gap that still needs to be filled.
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Hint 2 of 3
Try laying each option onto the gap and see if it fits with no holes and nothing sticking out.
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Hint 3 of 3
The right pieces fill the gap exactly, with no overlaps and no leftover space.
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Approach: try fitting each option into the empty gap
- Look at the shape of the empty hole left in the jigsaw.
- Try each set of pieces in turn: the wrong ones leave a gap or poke out over the edge.
- Only the pieces in option A fill the hole perfectly.
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