
Use crayons, toothpicks, construction sticks or 'dead' match-sticks to build and help you solve these problems. You will need to rebuild the set of squares to complete each of the problem next to them.
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By moving only two sticks, make seven squares.
This time move four sticks to create three squares. |
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Change these five squares into four by moving just three sticks. |
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This time, remove six sticks to create two
squares. (Each of the sticks that remain must be part of a square.) How about removing two sticks so that you can still have six squares remaining! |