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Remove three matchsticks and leave three squares in 20 seconds

Logic tests are essential to make us think and stimulate our brain. Including, this is one of the secrets to protect our mind against the effects of age and prevent problems like dementia or Alzheimer's.

That's why today we bring you this logic test matchsticks, where there is only one solution to the proposed question. However, you will need to pay attention to one detail, which is the time to find the answer.

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understand the problem

In this image, we see a total of 5 squares that are made from matchsticks. Note that some sticks serve to build more than one square, so that, in total, we have fifteen sticks that form the complete image.

Logic test.

Thus, the challenge is to reduce the number of squares in the image, and leave only three. There are certainly several ways to do this, however, in this case, you will only have to remove three toothpicks. In addition, the squares must be complete, without any toothpicks remaining. That is, the image needs to maintain completeness. To make the game even more interesting, you will have a maximum time to do this, which is a total of 20 seconds. Can you complete the challenge?

Solution

As we mentioned, there is only one solution to the problem with the challenge rules, and finding it will be a real test of logic. In this case, see that if you remove the upper stick that closes the middle square, you will have two different squares and already reduce one of the image.

However, there is still a need to reduce one more square, and you still have two matchsticks to remove. In that case, you'll have to undo the first square at the bottom of the puzzle, and you can do that by removing just two matchsticks. So just remove what's on the side and what's underneath, and now there's just one square at the bottom.

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Logic test.

Were you able to find the solution in the proposed time?

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