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Monday's ^gentle^ brain teaser, it will leave you ^square eyed^. ??????

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Marydoll Mon 06-Apr-20 08:11:22
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Good morning virtual pupils, here is today's problem. No I don't mean those troublemakers, Gilly and Doodle! wink.
Many years ago, I had to lie flat for a couple of hours, whilst having a full body scan done. I passed the time, counting how many squares were on the ceiling. ?
The difficulty is that four square ceiling tiles together make one large square, so I kept losing count. The radiographer thought I was mad.
That was a hint to the solution, by the way. wink

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Scentia Mon 06-Apr-20 09:03:17

19, final answer.

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Nortsat Mon 06-Apr-20 08:52:53

Well I can’t get past 31 ...

Mind you, in yesterday’s ‘brain teaser’ I couldn’t get past 22.

I don’t think my brain is up to too much teasing at the moment Marydoll ?

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Juliet27 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:46:02

I increased the squares so I could measure more easily and they were 2cm x 1.5cm. So it’s something to do with my iPad. Anyway, whatever the shape, I’m sticking to 33

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V3ra Mon 06-Apr-20 08:45:24

36?

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Pantglas2 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:44:31

35

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Scentia Mon 06-Apr-20 08:43:01

Or is it 19?

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Scentia Mon 06-Apr-20 08:42:20

Is it 17 Miss?

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Bevinju Mon 06-Apr-20 08:39:47

I think it is 39

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Marydoll Mon 06-Apr-20 08:37:51

Back to the drawing board, all of you.
Remember the properties of a square: all sides are equal.

There are squares within squares. wink

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Juliet27 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:37:45

That’s a thought Marydoll. It was confusing enough without that added problem ?

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GrannyGravy13 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:33:06

No it's 32

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Marydoll Mon 06-Apr-20 08:32:56

Granny Gravy, answers, but no explanations. grin.

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Marydoll Mon 06-Apr-20 08:32:19

Juliet, I have measured them on my screen and they are definitely squares. I wonder if it is an optical illusion or something to do with the device you are viewing on. ?

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GrannyGravy13 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:32:17

Sorry I didn't realise I should post my answer on here 31

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Sar53 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:31:46

33

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Marydoll Mon 06-Apr-20 08:30:02

There are lots of squares, Juliet.

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monk08 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:28:42

32

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Juliet27 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:22:22

No still small rectangles. I give up

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Juliet27 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:21:35

8 squares

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Beechnut Mon 06-Apr-20 08:21:22

31

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Juliet27 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:20:09

They’re rectangles not squares or am I nitpicking

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Marydoll Mon 06-Apr-20 08:18:03

I was panicking, for a moment I thought I had forgotten to write down the answer! grin

Oh, you are all so confident! ?

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Scentia Mon 06-Apr-20 08:17:58

31

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Juliet27 Mon 06-Apr-20 08:17:17

33 so far

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Kalu Mon 06-Apr-20 08:15:35

31?

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