211.--THE TWELVE MINCE-PIES.

From Amusements in Mathematics by Henry Ernest Dudeney.

It will be seen in our illustration how twelve mince-pies may be placed on the table so as to form six straight rows with four pies in every row. The puzzle is to remove only four of them to new positions so that there shall be _seven_ straight rows with four in every row. Which four would you remove, and where would you replace them?

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