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Illuminations: Brick Diagonals

A brick measures 5 × 6 × 9 inches, and all faces are covered with 1‑inch square tiles. If you were to draw a straight line connecting opposite corners of each face, on which face would the diagonal line cross the most tiles?

This brainteaser was written by Patrick Vennebush.


Math Topics
Deductive Reasoning & Logical Thinking, Multiplication & Division
Middle School, High School
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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Illuminations: Brick Diagonals

A brick measures 5 × 6 × 9 inches, and all faces are covered with 1‑inch square tiles. If you were to draw a straight line connecting opposite corners of each face, on which face would the diagonal line cross the most tiles?

This brainteaser was written by Patrick Vennebush.

Math Topics
Deductive Reasoning & Logical Thinking, Multiplication & Division
Middle School, High School
7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
Descriptions of PDFs

Problem and solution

What are you looking for?

Organization

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Website URL

Type of Resource

Activity Sheet
PDF File

Assigned Categories