Ten roses are arranged in two rows of five flowers each:
What is the minimum number of roses that need to be moved to arrange the flowers into five rows of four roses each?
Similar puzzle: Plant 9 trees in 10 rows of 3
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Sign up to join this communityTen roses are arranged in two rows of five flowers each:
What is the minimum number of roses that need to be moved to arrange the flowers into five rows of four roses each?
Similar puzzle: Plant 9 trees in 10 rows of 3
I can solve it by moving only
4 roses (I don't think we can do better)
My drawing :