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(@carl-b-correll)
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I've been seeing this on facebook, and I haven't even tried to count them yet. Seems to be the number is around 34 or so. How many can you find?

Carl

Edit. My first quick count is 40, but I'm pretty sure there's more.

Now I'm at 44.

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 6:15 am
(@mightymoe)
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Quick count of 40

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 6:20 am
(@djames)
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41

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 6:22 am
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45

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 6:37 am
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I'll call the most common size one unit
8 of half-unit side
18 of 1-unit
9 of 2-unit
4 of 3-unit
1 of 4-unit
------
40

Of what size do you guys find more?

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 6:43 am
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The square it self needs to be counted.
1 of 1

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 6:45 am
(@carl-b-correll)
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You also need to count the squares that are 2 to to a side, there are 9 of those. and then the 3 to a side, there are 4 of those. There are 4 smaller squares inside the common sized ones that are bisected by others. And then, like was said, the big outside square.

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 6:49 am
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I just got 44 i think your right .

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 6:57 am
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Slow day? 😛

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 7:29 am
(@carl-b-correll)
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> Slow day?

A little. I'm calculating and drafting amongst other things. 🙂

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 7:31 am
(@nate-the-surveyor)
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NE NE
SE NE
SW NE
NW NE

NE SE
SE SE
SW SE
NW SE

NE SW
SE SW
SW SW
NW SW

NE NW
SE NW
SW NW
NW NW

NE1/4
SE1/4
SW1/4
NW1/4

The whole Section

OK, keep on going.

Nate

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 7:39 am
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> I'll call the most common size one unit
> 8 of half-unit side
> 18 of 1-unit
> 9 of 2-unit
> 4 of 3-unit
> 1 of 4-unit
> ------
> 40
>
> Of what size do you guys find more?

Well detailed and tiz what I got.

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 7:56 am
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i counted the same as you: 40
4 x 4 1
3 x 3 4
2 x 2 9
1 x 1 18
.5 x .5 8
total 40

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 9:11 am
(@carl-b-correll)
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> i counted the same as you: 40
> 4 x 4 1
> 3 x 3 4
> 2 x 2 9
> 1 x 1 18
> .5 x .5 8
> total 40

Gonna have to agree with you. I must have been double counting somewhere.

🙂

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 9:19 am
(@steve-gilbert)
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I counted 46.

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 9:32 am
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I get 40 also, but mine are
8 10 acre units
18 40 acre units
9 160 acre units
4 360 acre units
1 640 acre unit

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 10:25 am
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> I get 40 also, but mine are
> 8 10 acre units
> 18 40 acre units
> 9 160 acre units
> 4 360 acre units
> 1 640 acre unit

Acres, I love it!:-D

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 10:43 am
(@holy-cow)
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44

As listed above for 40 plus 4 more 3x3

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 1:40 pm
(@mark-chain)
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> 44
>
> As listed above for 40 plus 4 more 3x3

I saw 4 3X3 listed in the 40 listed above....you get 8 of them? I don't see it.

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 2:16 pm
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You simply start in the upper left corner and count the squares down (4), then continue along the bottom (3) you can’t count #4 again.

Add the squares (3+4) = 7 Plus the two squares inside and the whole shebang square to arrive at 10. Then multiply 10 times 4 (the number of squares on one side) = 40 😀

Y’all have a great week! B-)

 
Posted : July 25, 2012 2:27 pm
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