Grades 3-4 Video Solutions 2024-2024_3-4

Video Transcription

Question 7. A cat knocks one block off of Felix's construction.  What could this construction have looked like before the block was knocked off?  To solve this question, we have to look at the solutions one by one. So we start off with solution A.  We notice when we compare to the current construction  that there are two blocks that have been highlighted in blue that would have been added on and  the transparent pink block would have had to have been taken off.  The cat only knocked off one block, and since we see two highlighted blocks, this is impossible. So this cannot be A.  Next we look at B, and we see the same issue. We have two blocks that would have had to have been on the construction originally and  only one fell off. So this cannot be the case.  In construction C, once again, we have the same problem. And in construction D, the same issue arises.  When we look at construction E, however, we see that only one block is missing and could be replaced at the top where this green one is. So our answer will be E.

Video Summary

The video addresses a puzzle where a cat knocks one block off a construction made by Felix. The goal is to determine what the construction looked like before the block was removed. The video examines options A through E, rejecting A, B, C, and D because each would have required two or more blocks to be different than the current construction suggests. Option E, however, presents a scenario where only one block is missing and can be logically replaced at the top, aligning with the puzzle's requirement. Thus, the correct answer is option E.

Keywords

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