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Sparkle #185465 06/25/09 02:41 AM
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(emphasis added) There are five 1-by-1 squares, five 2-by-2 squares, and one 3-by-3 square.


A small square in the corner of a big square still equals two squares. Four contiguous squares (touching left-right and top-bottom) equals five squares--their outer perimeter forms a square.


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Originally Posted By: Jackie
(emphasis added) There are five 1-by-1 squares, five 2-by-2 squares, and one 3-by-3 square.


A small square in the corner of a big square still equals two squares. Four contiguous squares (touching left-right and top-bottom) equals five squares--their outer perimeter forms a square.


so are you agreeing or disagreeing, Jackie?


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With what, Sweetheart? I already said I counted eleven squares. Five plus five plus one = eleven. I was hoping to provide some enlightenment, is all.

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ah, it was the "still" in the first sentence that threw me.

nirvana!


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I get 12 squares in total !!!

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HaHa...got the catch...i counted the middle square, 2x2 twice....its 11 (Final)

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Ooh, K-D, you're in S-pore! I'll have to tell Bingley, whom I dragged back here for a comment on Indonesian. He'll be glad to know he has such a close neighbor (Jakarta).

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