Puzzles
by Ramki, Feb 10 2023

Solution:
- Observe the picture on the puzzle piece and its color. The car is orange and its front part is missing. Choice 1 is the front of an orange car, so it is the correct answer.
- Observe the picture on the puzzle piece and its color. The goat is blue and its rear part is missing. All 3 choices are blue and has the rear part of the goat. What should we do? Look closely at the middle part that connects the 2 puzzle pieces together. The missing piece should have a triangle shaped part in its middle. So choice 1 is the correct answer.

Solution:
1.Find the corner pieces
Do you know how many corner pieces there are in this puzzle? A corner piece has a smooth horizontal edge and a smooth vertical edge. Corner pieces are easiest to find, so let's start with them. Pieces number 1, 2, 4, and 5 are corner pieces. Now, observe the full picture. In the upper left corner, we can see the upper part of a tree. Piece number 5 is the corresponding one, so let's put it on the red spot. In the upper right corner, we can see the sun. Piece number 1 is the corresponding one, so let's put it on the blue spot. In the lower left corner, we can see the ground and the dinosaur's tail. So let's find piece number 2 and put it on the grey spot. In the lower right corner, we can see the ground and the dinosaur's head. So let's find piece number 4 and put it on the brown spot.
2.Find the edge pieces, then the center piece
The next step is finding the edge pieces. An edge piece has a smooth edge. Pieces number 3, 6, 8, and 9 are edge pieces. Now, only piece number 7 is left, so it must be the center piece. Let's put it on the orange spot. How to find the edge pieces? We can use the same method as before. Piece number 8 has the tree bark and the dinosaur's tail, so it should be put on the green spot. Piece number 3 has the dinosaur's legs and the ground, so it should be put on the pink spot. Piece number 6 has the sky, the ground, and the dinosaur's spikes, so it should be put on the purple spot. Piece number 9 has the sky and the cloud, so it should be put on the gold spot.
