A farmer has a rectangular pasture divided into four equal smaller rectangular paddocks by one horizontal fence line and one vertical fence line crossing in the middle. He paints the outer perimeter fence white and all interior fence lines green. If there are 12 fence posts used exclusively for the interior green cross-fences, and 4 corner posts, how many total paddocks are there?
Four paddocks.
The question states the pasture is divided into 'four equal smaller rectangular paddocks' by one horizontal and one vertical fence line.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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