The scholar's puzzle
Puzzle
little girl in school; she
carried off the highest
honors in every branch
of study, and, as a
matter of fact, amused the entire
school, teachers as well as scholars,
with her clever tricks and puzzles.
She met Joe the other day and
showed him a new trick, which is
just as pretty as it is clever.
She
drew six little rings on the fence and
said:
"Now you can only see two
rows of three in a line as I have
placed them, but I want you to mark
out one ring and place it somewhere
else, so as to show four rows of
three in a line."
What an easy puzzle ! Just change the position of one
ring so as to have four rows, instead
of but two.
Answer
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References
- Loyd, Sam [1914]. in Loyd, Sam, Jr.: Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of 5000 Puzzles Tricks and Conundrums (in English). New York: Lamb Publishing company, page 59.
