2023 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 2
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Problem
A square piece of paper is folded twice into four equal quarters, as shown below, then cut along the dashed line. When unfolded, the paper will match which of the following figures?
Solution
Notice that when we unfold the paper along the vertical fold line, we get the following shape:
Then, if we unfold the paper along the horizontal fold line, we get the following shape:
It is clear that the answer is
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Video Solution by Magic Square
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Video Solution by harungurcan
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See Also
2023 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
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