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We received lots of correct answers to the first part of this problem but very few of you told us how you went about solving it. Some of you drew a diagram of Chippy's route, which was a very good way of tackling it. Rukmini from Hopscotch Nursery and Christy, sent particularly clear pictures. Here is Rukmini's:
Rukmini says:
Tom who lives in New Zealand, solved the the first part of problem in a different, but equally as good way. Here is what Tom says:
N | S | E | W | |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
3 | 1 | 4 | ||
Total | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Well done to you all for your well explained solutions.
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