How many matchsticks are needed to make six 8s?

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Solution

The correct option is B
42

Let the number of matchsticks required to make 6 patterns be z. We need 7 matchsticks to make one (from the figure).

So, z = 7 $\times$ 6 . We need 42 matchsticks to make six 8’s.

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