Question

Tom had some blocks that were all the same size and shape. He used two of them to make this regular hexagon He placed six more blocks around this hexagon to make a bigger regular hexagon

How many more blocks does he need to place around this shape to make the next bigger regular hexagon?
(A) 6
(B) 10
(C) 12
(D) 18

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Answer 1

Well it all started by drawing some equilateral triangles so that they made a regular hexagon: hexagon from unit length triangles. Then we ...