SOLUTION: __ __ __ |__|__|__| |__|__|__| (There should be no "leftover" toothpicks) A. Remove seven toothpicks to leave two squares. B. Remove two toothpicks to leave six squares.

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Question 974937: __ __ __
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(There should be no "leftover" toothpicks)
A. Remove seven toothpicks to leave two squares.
B. Remove two toothpicks to leave six squares.
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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A. Eliminate numbered toothpicks:


Leaving you with:


One big red square, and one small square inside of it. Nobody said the squares had to be the same size.

B. Take away the toothpicks numbered 1 and 3 in the diagram above. That will leave you with one big square and 5 small squares.

John

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