Posted on February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 by Gianni SarconeFind the area of the square A little puzzle—no calculations needed! Just a touch of lateral thinking… show solutionhide solution If red ▭ = yellow ▭ = green ▭ = pink ▭, then: red ▭ / (yellow ▭ + green ▭ + pink ▭) = 1/3 From this, we deduce that each side of the square is: 3 + (3 × 3) = 12 units Thus, the area of the square is: 12 × 12 = 144 square units
