Remove all of the inside sticks... Try this (and please ignore the dots... I couldn't get it to space properly without them): ___ ___ ___
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___ ___ ___ if you take out the 8 lines along the inside track: which makes two squares that don't touch each other.
Break 2 in half.
You move one ther. One here. One that way. One this way. And wish that no spartans are coming.. Alternatively: Have you heard of Google?
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That depends on how the sticks are to start off with. That depends on how the sticks are to start off with.
snap them in half and discard the extras. then use the 4 to make a square
any puff pastry item made in thin sticks or strips. its the french word for 'matchstick'
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make a 4 by 4 array like this four sticks in 4 rolls get it
8 with 3 left over
It depends on what was originally there.
First lay out 13 sticks to make 3 squares with a sick over. Then take 1 stick out. What is left is 3 squares. Simple!
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Make a square using four of the sticks. Make an identical square with the other four sticks. Place the second square so that it overlaps one quarter of the first square. The third square is the small square created by the overlap and is 1/4 the size of the bigger squares.