173.--MRS. PERKINS'S QUILT.

The following diagram shows how the quilt should be constructed.

[Illustration]

There is, I believe, practically only one solution to this puzzle. The

fewest separate squares must be eleven. The portions must be of the

sizes given, the three largest pieces must be arranged as shown, and the

remaining group of eight squares may be "reflected," but cannot be

differently arranged.

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