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25 5 min 1 min 30 sec

26 5 min 1 min 30 sec

2 in

81 in
49 in
40 in 10 in
3 in

3 in ? in
36 in
9 in 45 in
? in
48 in

4 in

8 in
10 in

Solution Solution

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27 5 min 1 min 30 sec

28 5 min 1 min 30 sec

2 in

2 in
4 in
10 in

9 in 4 in
3 in

15 in
? in 52 in

2 in 3 in
12 in

? in 3 in 36 in

3 in

3 in

Solution Solution

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 How to solve
how Solve area
Area Mazes
mazes solutions
d
Using the given values, find ?. Remember, area = height × width. 2 in
c
If your calculation creates a fraction or decimal, STOP and look for another way. Area mazes
a
are solved using whole numbers only! (However, do not assume that every value in the diagram 81 in c
must be whole.) b 49 in
40 in 10 in
3 in d
5 in 13 in
3 in
b ? in
36 in f
24 in
6 in 42 in ? in 9 in 45 in
e 48 in a
45 in 72 in 4 in

28 in 7 in 10 in 8 in
20 in

Puzzle 25 Puzzle 26
? in a . . . 10 − 3 = 7 in. e . . . d − 3 = 6 in. a . . . 48 ÷ 8 = 6 in. d . . . 8 − c = 4 in.
32 in ? in b . . . 49 ÷ a = 7 in. f . . . 36 ÷ e = 6 in. b . . . 9 − a = 3 in. Area ? is b × d = 12 in. 2
c . . . b + 2 = 9 in. Area ? is (f + 4) × 10 c . . . 40 ÷ 10 = 4 in.
d . . . 81 ÷ c = 9 in. = 100 in. 2

2 in
13 in

5 in c 2 in
24 in c 4 in
c
6 in 42 in b a 10 in
9 in b 4 in
a
3 in
d
a 45 in 72 in b 28 in 7 in 15 in
d 20 in 52 in a
b ? in
2 in
e f e 12 in 3 in

? in ? in
d 3 in 36 in
3 in

32 in ? in EXAMPLE TWO 3 in c
Find a . . . 42 ÷ 6 = 7 in.
Find b . . . 13 − a = 6 in.
d Find c . . . 24 ÷ b = 4 in.
Puzzle 27 Puzzle 28
Find the total height of the puzzle . . . a . . . 10 ÷ 2 = 5 in. e . . . 12 ÷ d = 3 in. a . . . 52 ÷ 4 = 13 in. d . . . c − 3 = 9 in.
EXAMPLE ONE c + 7 = 11 in. b . . . a − 2 = 3 in. Area ? is (e + 3) × 3 b . . . a − 4 − 3 = 6 in. Area ? is b × d = 54 in. 2
Find a . . . 45 ÷ 5 = 9 in. d... c . . . 9 ÷ b = 3 in. = 18 in. 2 c . . . 36 ÷ 3 = 12 in.
Find b . . . This is the same as a, so 9 in. 11 − 6 = 5 in. d . . . c + 3 − 2 = 4 in.
Find c . . . 72 ÷ 9 = 8 in. Find e . . . 20 ÷ d = 4 in.
Find d . . . This is the same as c, so 8 in. Find f . . . 28 ÷ 7 = 4 in.
Length ? is 32 ÷ 8 = 4 in. Length ? is e + f = 8 in.

Excerpted from Amazing Area Mazes by Naoki Inaba and Ryoichi Murakami. Available wherever books are sold. Special discounts are available on bulk purchases.
Copyright © Gakken publishing. Puzzles © Naoki Inaba. Translation © The Experiment, LLC. ISBN: 978-1-61519-618-0 | MSRP: $8.95 US/$11.95 CAN.
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