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It’s called Menseki Meiro, or Area Maze. The only maths you need to know is that the area of a rectangle is the length multiplied by the width. Students like to finish a puzzle, but they don’t always like the jokes they decode! Use the information and some logical thinking to work out the punchline to the joke (answer included).

Key words: Menseki Meiro, area maze, area, rectangle, area of a rectangle, length, multiply, divide, width, compound area, Japanese puzzle, math problem, puzzle, logical thinking. Why did the rectangle go to the gym? untangle, unlock, understand.
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TES Resource Team

8 years ago
5

Thank you for publishing your resource. It has been selected to be featured in <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/blog/tes-maths-rotw-area-maze-problems"> a post</a> on the <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/blog">TES Resources blog</a>.

Melwil11

8 years ago
5

I've used similar problems in class and found that my students love them. From Australian year 8 through to year 11 Applications, they can become quite challenging and quite addictive.<br /> Thank you for sharing such a lovely resource.

owenelton

8 years ago
4

An interesting way to practice geometry and logical thinking. Thanks for sharing.

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