Square It Up!

We had this problem to do in class today –

“You need six drinking straws the same length. Cut two of them in half. You now have eight straws, four long and four short. Arrange the straws to make 3 squares all the same size”

We worked in pairs to try and solve the problem – it wasn’t easy but most people managed to find a solution.

You could try this problem at home – can you see if you can solve it by having no straws sticking out the side this time?

MTH 2-16c

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