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A ladder has two long rails and four rungs. How many rectangles can be seen between the rails and rungs?

Competition practiceCounting Figures
  • A3
  • B6
  • C4
  • D8

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Every pair of rungs, with the rails, closes one rectangle: . The rails sticking out above and below make nothing extra.
Answer: B) 6

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