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How can you move 3 lines from 5 squares in order to create 4 squares?

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Position of the squares:

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the dots represent empty spaces...

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  1. What's the answer, I spent over an hour trying to figure it out.


  2. Try

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    or

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    Additional info:  Retaining the three moved lines requires a different strategy:

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