Puzzels Page — Match Problems
by Anonymous
Problem 1:
Set up the matches as shown. Move just three matches to make three squares.Problem 2:
Set up the matches as shown.Part 1:
Remove six of these fifteen matches to leave ten.Part 2:
Then start again and remove six of these fifteen matches to leave one hundred.Problem 3:
And finally, one for those who have said that they find the Back Page puzzles too easy: Three matches will go together to make one equilateral triangle.Part 1:
Can you add three more matches to make a total of five equilateral triangles?Part 2:
Starting again can you add three more matches to make a total of eight equilateral triangles?Part 3:
And now for the real challenge, starting again add only three more matches to make a total of four equilateral triangles, each of the same size as the original triangle?Return to Table of Contents
