Question 18
EasyOriginal questionMeera folds a square of paper in half along the dashed line and punches one hole where the figure marks it. How does the paper look when she unfolds it?
Show the answer and explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Open the folds in reverse order. Opening a fold adds the mirror image of every hole across that fold line, because each hole went through both layers.
Opening step 1 (the horizontal fold) gives holes at (1, 2), (4, 2) (row, column).
Figure 2 shows these 2 holes.
Worth noting
The folded sheet has 2 layers, so each punch makes 2 holes. A figure with fewer holes has left a fold closed; one with the right number in the wrong places has opened a fold about the wrong line.
- Concept
- Unfolding a punched sheet: reflect the holes across each fold line
- Typical timeTypical
- 40 s
- Your timeYours
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