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to Yield Scientific Thinking
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Trouble At The Zoo
Six animals at the zoo are housed in six different cages. The cages are square and are arranged in a straight line with shared walls between cages. This requires 19 panels of equal length. Disaster strikes, and although all six animals are safe, seven panels are damaged beyond repair. Using the remaining panels, you must design a new cage arrangement in which each animal is surrounded by panels and separated from its neighbors.
