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Seven equal squares make the shape shown: two blocks of four squares each, overlapping in one shared square at the centre. How many squares are there?

Competition practiceCounting Figures
  • A9
  • B7
  • C8
  • D10

Step-by-Step Solution

7 small squares, plus the two blocks of four, each a bigger square. No other block of four is complete: .
Answer: A) 9

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