[Taken from Maslanka: 30 with modifications by Stephanie Wilcox.]
A Grinnell Student was desperately trying to quit smoking. Instead of beating up her Friends every time she wanted a cigarette, she decided to try a displacement activity-she plays with matches.
With 12 matches how can she arrange them on the tabletop to make 5 squares? The matches must not overlap and they cannot be broken.
Can you make 6 squares?
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