Arrangement of 10 Coconuts in a Line

January 25, 2022

Arrangement of 10 Coconuts in a Line

Aman is given a task to arrange 10 coconuts in a particular structure. The premise, rule and objective for the Arrangement of 10 coconuts is given below. Read them properly and find the solution for the same.

Premise – The task is to arrange coconuts as a Line.

Rule – Each line contains 4 coconuts.

Objective – To arrange the coconuts in 5 lines such that each line contains 4 coconuts.

Solution for Arranging Coconuts in a Line

As we know the rule and objective for this puzzle we can achieve our aim by following the below steps:-

Draw a star with pentagon in the middle of it.
Now arrange coconuts on the intersection points of the two lines.
This way we have arranged first five coconuts.
Now, put each coconut on the vertices of the star or the extended vertices of a pentagon.
Now, all the 10 coconuts are arranged in the form of lines.
Now if you see any line, each line consists 4 coconuts.

Therefore, we have arranged our task of arranging 10 coconuts in 5 lines in such a manner that each line has 4 coconuts.

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