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Kenny wants to form 16 identical triangles on a square piece of paper. As he does not have a pen with him, he has to do so by folding the paper over and over again. What is the minimum number of times he has to fold the paper?

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6

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4

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16

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8

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Solution

The correct option is B 4
Folding the paper 4 times in the wa demonstrated below, we find:

Hence, to get 16 identical triangles, a square paper has to be folded atleast 4 times.

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