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X is a Y
An X is a Y, but a Y is not an X.
Replace X and Y with words to make the sentence make sense.
Replace X and Y with words to make the sentence make sense.
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Think out of the BOXAnswer
a SQUARE is a RECTANGLE, but a RECTANGLE is not a SQUARE.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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That way there could be many solutions..
1.A rhombus is a quadrilateral but a quadrilateral is not a rhombus
Similarly many pairs like
Square - Quadrilateral
Rectangle - Quadrilateral
Isoscles Triangle-Triangle
Equilateral Triangle-Triangle
Right Triangle-Triangle
..and lot more
1.A rhombus is a quadrilateral but a quadrilateral is not a rhombus
Similarly many pairs like
Square - Quadrilateral
Rectangle - Quadrilateral
Isoscles Triangle-Triangle
Equilateral Triangle-Triangle
Right Triangle-Triangle
..and lot more
I learned ALL of thoose in the fifth grade!
Also, a square is a rectangle, but a rectangle is not NECESSARILY a square. That is, it can be one.
Wrong category. Geometry can involve computation, but all I see in this teaser is definition.
Good one, but I agree that there are MANY answers to this.
math isnt even necessary. along the same lines of Y is not necessarily X - a spoon is a utensil but a utensil is not (necessarily) a spoon. or any inclusive thing to a larger group. the list goes on and on.
I agree, the question wasn't phrased very well...
the teaser was not phrased properly.anything could stand for X and Y.
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