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Counting Figures - Advanced Level: pattern count ADVANCED

Level up your counting figures skills with this challenging mix. 20 advanced-level problems await in Worksheet 24 of 30. Focus area: pattern count. Learn geometric count, visual counting, figure identification through systematic practice. Designed for advanced learners seeking complex scenarios and multi-step problems.

📝 Worksheet 24 of 30 • 20 questions • ⏱️ Estimated time: 20 minutes • 🎯 Advanced level

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Worksheet 24 of 30 (80% complete)

Question 1

Count the number of triangles in the following figure: /\ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ (A 6-pointed star formed by two overlapping triangles) Tip: Count all triangles - 6 small at the points + 2 large overlapping = 8 triangles.
A hexagram contains 8 triangles: 6 small triangles at the points and 2 large overlapping triangles.
triangle, star

Question 2

Count the number of triangles in the following figure: /\ /|\ / | \ /__|__\ \ | / \ | / \|/
Two medians create 4 smaller triangles. Total = 4 triangles.
triangle, basic

Question 3

Count the number of line segments in the following figure: o-------o-------o
With 3 points on a line, number of segments = C(3,2) = 3 segments.
line, segment

Question 4

Count the total number of squares in the 3x3 grid below: +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+
In a 3x3 grid: 9 + 4 + 1 = 14
square, grid

Question 5

Count the total number of squares in the 2x4 grid below: +---+---+---+---+ | | | | | +---+---+---+---+ | | | | | +---+---+---+---+
For a 2x4 grid: (2×4) + (1×3) = 11
square, rectangle

Question 6

Count the number of line segments in the following figure: +---+ |\ /| | X | |/ \| +---+
Square has 4 sides + 2 diagonals = 6. Plus the segments created by diagonal intersection? Actually, each diagonal is split into 2 segments, giving 4 more. Total = 8 line segments.
line, segment

Question 7

Count the total number of squares in the 2x3 grid below: +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+
For a 2x3 grid: (2×3) + (1×2) = 8
square, rectangle

Question 8

Count the number of triangles in the following figure: /\ /__\ /\ /\ /__\/__\ /\ /\ /\ /__\/__\/__\
In a 3-row triangular grid: Small triangles (9) + medium triangles formed by 4 small triangles (3) + large triangle (1) = 13 total.
triangle, composite

Question 9

Count the total number of parallelograms in the grid below (4 horizontal lines × 4 vertical lines): +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+
Choose 2 horizontal lines from 4: C(4,2) = 6, Choose 2 vertical lines from 4: C(4,2) = 6. Total = 6 × 6 = 36
parallelogram, grid

Question 10

Count the number of line segments in the following figure: o-------o-------o
With 3 points on a line, number of segments = C(3,2) = 3 segments.
line, segment

Question 11

Count the total number of squares in the 4x4 grid below: +---+---+---+---+ | | | | | +---+---+---+---+ | | | | | +---+---+---+---+ | | | | | +---+---+---+---+ | | | | | +---+---+---+---+
In a 4x4 grid: 16 + 9 + 4 + 1 = 30
square, grid

Question 12

Count the number of triangles in the following figure: * * \ / * / \ * * (A 5-pointed star with intersecting lines) Tip: Count all triangles formed by the intersecting lines. There are 5 small triangles at the points and 5 larger triangles inside.
A pentagram contains 10 triangles: 5 small triangles at the points and 5 larger triangles formed by intersecting lines.
triangle, star

Question 13

Count the total number of squares in the 2x2 grid below: +---+---+ | | | +---+---+ | | | +---+---+
In a 2x2 grid: 4 + 1 = 5
square, grid

Question 14

Count the number of squares in the following figure: A 2x2 square grid with both diagonals in each small square: +---+---+ | | | +---+---+ | | | +---+---+
The 4 small squares (each 1x1) + 1 large square (2x2) = 5 squares. The diagonals do not create any additional squares, only triangles.
square, diagonals

Question 15

Count the number of circles in the following figure: ----- / \ | O | \ / -----
Two separate circles, one inside the other. Total = 2 circles.
circle, overlap

Question 16

Count the number of triangles in the following figure: /\ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \ \ / \ / \ / \ / \ / \/ (A 6-pointed star formed by two overlapping triangles) Tip: Count all triangles - 6 small at the points + 2 large overlapping = 8 triangles.
A hexagram contains 8 triangles: 6 small triangles at the points and 2 large overlapping triangles.
triangle, star

Question 17

Count the total number of squares in the 2x3 grid below: +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+ | | | | +---+---+---+
For a 2x3 grid: (2×3) + (1×2) = 8
square, rectangle

Question 18

Count the number of line segments in the following figure: o-o-o-o-o
With 5 points on a line, number of segments = C(5,2) = 10 segments.
line, segment

Question 19

Count the total number of squares in the 1x1 grid below: +---+ | | +---+
In a 1x1 grid: 1 = 1
square, grid

Question 20

Count the number of triangles in the following figure: * * \ / * / \ * * (A 5-pointed star with intersecting lines) Tip: Count all triangles formed by the intersecting lines. There are 5 small triangles at the points and 5 larger triangles inside.
A pentagram contains 10 triangles: 5 small triangles at the points and 5 larger triangles formed by intersecting lines.
triangle, star
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