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Dirt Patchwork is a puzzle in Professor Layton and the Unwound Future.
Puzzle
- US Version
You found a nice, round patch of dirt that you'd like to divide up into as many different garden plots as possible.
You have five ropes to work with. Each one must be stretched in a straight line across the circle, but the ropes can cross each other as often as you like.
Using only these five ropes, what is the maximum number of sections you can divide the patch of dirt into?
- UK Version
You found a nice circular patch of soil that you'd like to divide up into as many separate plots as possible.
You have five ropes to work with. Each one must be stretched in a straight line across the patch, and they can cross each other as often as you like.
Using only these five ropes, what is the maximum number of sections you can divide the patch of soil into?
Hints
Solution
Incorrect
Too bad!
- US Version
The sections can be all different sizes. The important thing is to divide the patch of dirt into the maximum number of spaces.
- UK Version
The sections can all be different sizes. The important thing is to divide the patch into the maximum number of plots.
Correct
Excellent!
- US Version
You can divide the patch of dirt into as many as 16 different sections!
The first rope divides the circle into two sections. The second rope divides it into four. The third rope crosses the first two and divides the patch into seven sections. Once you've used all five ropes like this, you end up with 16 sections!
A simple example is a star in the center as shown in the image above.
- UK Version
You can divide the patch of soil into as many as 16 different sections!
The first rope divides the circular patch into two sections. The second rope divides it into four. The third rope crosses the first two and divides the patch into seven sections. Once you've used all five ropes like this, you end up with 16 sections!
In other words, you form a star in the centre of the patch, as above.
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