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An upside-down triangle joins the midpoints of a triangle's sides, and a horizontal line crosses the figure through the middle of the inner triangle. How many triangles are there?

Competition practiceCounting Figures
  • A5
  • B9
  • C7
  • D8

Step-by-Step Solution

The horizontal line cuts the bottom tip off the inner triangle and cuts off the tops of the two lower corner triangles: 3 small. Then the 3 corner triangles and the inner triangle, 4. The big triangle above the horizontal line, 1, and the whole, 1. Total .
Answer: B) 9

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