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A man is sitting on a bench. He sees another man walking by and says, "Would you like to win some money?" He tells him that with 4 small sticks, all the same size, he has to form them into a rectangle. The man forms them into a square and wins the money. How does he win the money?
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A square is a type of rectangle, but not all rectangles are squares.Hide Answer Show Answer
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i didnt really understand it
it was pretty easy, but the hard ones make my brain hurt all together, pretty good teaser.
the guy sitting on the bench is an idiot
the guy sitting on the bench is an idiot
Math isn't really my bag of worms, but I do remember enough geometry to see the answer in this one. Easy.
horrible!!
I got this one, but only cause that got beat into my head at one time. I hate geometry.
i learned that in school, but a rectangle actually can be a square. it is possible.it goes
rectangle square (Somthing else)
anthing going out is always, so a square is always rectangle and the other thing. anything going in sometimes, so a rectangle is soooometimes a square. good brain teasers but if u think about it, its wrong.sorry, clever tho = : )-
rectangle square (Somthing else)
anthing going out is always, so a square is always rectangle and the other thing. anything going in sometimes, so a rectangle is soooometimes a square. good brain teasers but if u think about it, its wrong.sorry, clever tho = : )-
it was so-so but this sould be more in the trick section...
That was the easiest, and I haven't even studied geometry yet!
whoever wrote the answer was having a brainfart when he wrote it because a rectangle can be a square.
The guy who wrote this should go back to geometry.
The guy who wrote this should go back to geometry.
a synch!
way tooo easy for me!
way tooo easy for me!
i agree Moon Girl!
Good teaser, kinda easy and not really in the right section, but overall, good.
Good teaser, kinda easy and not really in the right section, but overall, good.
easy but nice
we're rollin now!
Dumb, overly obvious "trick" teaser that's missing the trick. Definitely not a math teaser.
A rectangle can be a square! Since a square is a rectangle, the 'square' rectangle is a square!
Watching "Drawing for Beginners: the Rectangle" paid off! Thanks, Rifftrax!
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