Coin confusion
How can you arrange 10 coins into 5 rows of 4 coins each?


Labels: bcreative, friday special, lateral thinking, mathemagic
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Labels: bcreative, friday special, lateral thinking, mathemagic
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A certain letter of the alphabet, with one stacked coin....
put them all in a line.. then from left to right..
coins 1-4 are row 1
coins 2-5 are row 2
coins 3-6 are row 3
coins 4-7 are row 4
coins 5-8 are row 5
arrange them in the shape of a star
*
* * * *
* *
*
* *
/ *
/ * * * *
/ * *
/ *
/ * *
////////*
///*///*/*///*
//////*///*
////////*
////*//////*
thats simple
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* * * *
* * *
* *
If you link up the point properly, it forms a star!
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number the coins and place like so
4
9 3 5 10
2 6
8
1 7
number the coins and place like so
conect in order of num with line and u hav 5 rows of 4 coins with 10 coins
.............4................
........9...3.5...10........
...........2...6................
.............8................
.........1.......7..........
number the coins and place like so
conect in order of num with line and u hav 5 rows of 4 coins with 10 coins
.............4................
......9....3...5....10........
..........2.....6................
.............8................
.......1............7..........
ill do it till it looks right
number the coins and place like so
conect in order of num with line and u hav 5 rows of 4 coins with 10 coins
.............4................
......9....3...5....10........
..........2......6................
.............8................
.......1............7..........
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