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In a square in which the houses are evenly spaced around the outside, numbers 3 and 10 are opposite each other. What is the smallest number of houses in the square? What is the largest possible number of houses in the square?

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Explanation:

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It is assumed that houses occupy square land

  • The minimum number houses outside of the square 3*4 = 12
  • Maximum number is 7*4 = 28

Here we assumed the order of numbering by opposite two sides only

In a square in which the houses are evenly spaced around the outside, numbers 3 and-example-1
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