I can't figure out the answer. Can you help?
By paidreader
@paidreader (5143)
United States
August 2, 2007 11:36am CST
Have you ever had a problem that you just can't figure out? I've had one stuck in my head for years, decades even, and just can't figure it out. Anytime someone mentions favorite teachers, this puzzle comes back to haunt me because I never figured it out, yet we were assured that there was a solution. I don't have any way to contact the teacher that gave me this puzzle and have had no success with trying to find the same image.
So, I am asking MyLot members for help with this. Can you figure out the puzzle? Have you ever seen this diagram before? Do you remember where? Any help is gratefully appreciated.
http://apaidreader.googlepages.com/puzzled
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8 responses
@paidreader (5143)
• United States
31 Mar 08
I'm not sure how that would help. ???
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@paidreader (5143)
• United States
31 Mar 08
It doesn't have to be a straight line, just a single line.
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@paidreader (5143)
• United States
31 Mar 08
At least I'm not the only one who couldn't get it. :)
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@Modestah (11179)
• United States
30 Mar 08
I have never seen it... sorry. I was also given a puzzle of sorts from a teacher many years ago that I do not know the answer for. I was in 7th grade, it was social studies/history class and the question was given Why is it important to study History.... and so many answers we students could come up with the teacher always shook his head no and said, that is not correct.
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@paidreader (5143)
• United States
31 Mar 08
Some teachers really want to make you think. :)
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@BarBaraPrz (45514)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Aug 07
Your math teacher is evil! There is no way to do it! He was just messing with your minds... 'o}
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@paidreader (5143)
• United States
10 Aug 07
Do you really think so? I've wondered about it for years now. :)
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@paidreader (5143)
• United States
2 Aug 07
I've given the diagram and instructions on the page the link leads to. It was the only way I could manage to show the puzzle diagram.
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@paidreader (5143)
• United States
1 Apr 08
Very interesting solution Dessig! I know this teacher liked to make us think, but we were barely doing prealgebra in 7th grade, lol. Sure would be nice to find my teacher again and see if this is indeed the answer he was looking for.
@renaud_tan (416)
• Philippines
1 Apr 08
ill make a new discussion and post the pic, tell me if its right.. ^_^
i'll make it in.. people, the name of the discussion is puzzle for paidreader.. ^_^
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@paidreader (5143)
• United States
1 Apr 08
I found the discussion but it's not the right answer, sorry. Check the image I posted to your reply above. :)
@renaud_tan (416)
• Philippines
1 Apr 08
can u make the lines at the bottom left/right move and resized?
cause if so, i might have the answer.. ^_^
@paidreader (5143)
• United States
1 Apr 08
The boxes must remain the same size but we were told that we could draw the diagram upside down or on it's side if we wanted to. The size of the ENTIRE box can be reduced though. We were told we could draw them as big or small as we needed to. Needless to say, I would draw small boxes so I could fit more attempts on a sheet of paper but I have still used alot of paper trying to figure this out, lol.
