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What is the total number of triangles in the below figure Updated on: 24 Apr 2013, 01:13
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What is the total number of triangles in the below figure
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A. 17
B. 20
C. 24
D. 27
E. 52

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There are 1 the largest triangle formed by 16 small triangles. Total 17 triangles. There are triangles formed by 4 small triangles: 7 such triangles. And there are tiangles formed by 9 small triangles: 3 such triangles.
Total 17+7+3=27.

The correct answer is D.
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There are 1 the largest triangle formed by 16 small triangles. Total 17 triangles. There are triangles formed by 4 small triangles: 7 such triangles. And there are tiangles formed by 9 small triangles: 3 such triangles.
Total 17+7+3=27.

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Is this a GMAT question?
Also, is there any formula/procedure to solve this question?
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I don't see any problem with this task to be not a GMAT question. I think it is more than possible to solve it in 2 minutes. I don't know any formula for this problem, just the logic. If we talk about procedure I can only suggest that you should go from the smallest triangles to the largest. I attach similar problem
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I doubt of these kind of questions are used by GMAC.

Anyways, in my opinion, questions like these require more of patience than time.

Size - No of Squares
4 - 1
3 - 4
2 - 9
1 - 18
0.5 - 8

Total - 40
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I don't see any problem with this task to be not a GMAT question. I think it is more than possible to solve it in 2 minutes. I don't know any formula for this problem, just the logic. If we talk about procedure I can only suggest that you should go from the smallest triangles to the largest. I attach similar problem
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I don't think that this or the question from original post are GMAT type.

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