Question

Eliza takes a rectangular paper and folds it in half. Then she folds it in half again to form a triangle.
After forming a triangle, she cuts out a rectangle from one side as shown:

Find which of the following options closely resembles the sheet when it is unfolded.

• A.
• B.
• C.
• D.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Let us unfold the pattern:


After unfolding the triangular pattern, there will be one cut on one half of the paper, and after unfolding the other half, there will be two cuts in the opposite direction.

Thus, after unfolding, the rectangular paper will look like the one below.