Grade 2 Math Puzzle 10: Check two conditions

A free grade 2 math puzzle that teaches Check two conditions. Try it first — the hint and the full solution open when you are ready.

Problem 10 · Check two conditions · 3 points

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Cover two squares so the two you can still see have the same shade, and neither is beside the empty box. Which squares do you cover?

row of four squares alternating light, dark, light, dark, empty box

the second and third squares
the second and fourth squares
the first and third squares
the first and second squares
the third and fourth squares

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Check both clues about the squares left showing, not just whether their shades match.
Which square is beside the empty box? It cannot be one of the squares left showing.

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Answer: B — the second and fourth squares

Cover the second and fourth squares. The first and third are both light, and neither is beside the empty box. Covering the first and third is tempting because the two squares left showing are both dark, but one of them is beside the empty box.

Grade 2 puzzle 10: Check two conditions

Problem 10 · Check two conditions · 3 points