Problem 5 · 2025 Math Kangaroo
Easy
Spatial & Visual Reasoning
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Five baby kangaroos are looking for their mothers. They jump along the lines marked. Which path is the shortest?
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Answer: A
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Hint 1 of 3
A path that zig-zags up and down is longer than a path that stays straighter.
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Hint 2 of 3
Look for the path with the fewest extra wiggles between the kangaroo and its mother.
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Hint 3 of 3
Trace each line with your finger and feel which one has the least up-and-down.
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Approach: the straightest path with the fewest wiggles is shortest
- Trace each marked line with your finger from the baby kangaroo to its mother.
- Every extra up-and-down wiggle makes a line longer, so the straightest line wins.
- Path A has the fewest wiggles, so it is the shortest. The answer is A.
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