Math puzzle: The Ant Goes Marching
The article presents a math puzzle involving an ant named June who must find the shortest path to her dinner across various 3-D objects. The puzzle includes scenarios with a cube, a rectangular prism, a cylinder, and a hollowed-out cylinder. Readers are encouraged to solve the puzzles and can find answers on the provided website.
- ▪June the ant needs to crawl along the surfaces of different 3-D objects to reach her food.
- ▪The puzzle includes four scenarios: a cube, a rectangular prism, a cylinder, and a hollowed-out cylinder.
- ▪Readers can submit their answers and thoughts via email or visit the website for solutions.
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| Original publisher | Science News |
| Canonical URL | https://www.sciencenews.org/article/math-puzzle-ant-goes-marching-june-2026 |
| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-22T12:02:01.659Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-22T12:02:01.659Z |
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Puzzles Math puzzle: The Ant Goes Marching By Zach Wissner-Gross 27 seconds ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Print (Opens in new window) Print June the ant has to crawl along the surface of four different 3-D objects to reach her dinner. Your job is to help her find the shortest path along the surface of each object, so that she can chow down as quickly as possible. June is one hungry ant! 1. Suppose June starts at one corner of a cube with a side length of 1 meter. Her dinner is at the opposite corner of the cube.
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