Grades 3-4 Video Solutions 2020-2020Levels34prob16

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Farid wants to create a square using sticks of lengths one centimeter (short) and three centimeters (long). To form a square, four equal-length sides are needed. Analyzing the options, configurations solely with one type of stick, if those sticks aren’t divisible by four, can't form a square. Only option B, using three short and three long sticks, converts effectively into four sides of equal length (equivalent to four long sticks). By rearranging these without breaking any, a square can be made. Therefore, option B is the correct solution to form a square without breaking or overlapping sticks.