Answer: How Many Rectangles Puzzle

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This rectangle-counting puzzle asks you to count both the small rectangles and the larger combined rectangles.

Answer: How Many Rectangles Puzzle

The Answer

The correct answer is: 18.

Here is why

  1. 3 by 2 grid total rectangles = 3脳4/2 脳 2脳3/2 = 18

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Most wrong answers come from rushing, skipping a clue, or doing the arithmetic in the wrong order.

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