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July 13, 2005
Delete Planets
Tim likes to play word games instead of doing his homework. He has typed the word PLANETS on his computer and wants to delete one letter at a time leaving a whole word every time he deletes one letter. There are seven words in all. In what order should he delete the letters?
MathGolf: Challenge 40
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Delete E or S first.
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There are several answers.
- E – PLANTS, L – PANTS, N – PATS, S – PAT, P – AT, T – A.
- S – PLANET, T – PLANE, E – PLAN, L – PAN, P – AN, N – A.
- E – PLANTS, L – PANTS, P – ANTS, S – ANT, N – AT, T – A.
- E – PLANTS, L – PANTS, S – PANT, P – ANT, T – AN, N – A.
- E – PLANTS, T – PLANS, S – PLAN, L – PAN, P – AN, N – A.
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