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The glass ceiling

Three squares, two of which share a vertex. What is the total area?

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Solution

The total area is 49.

Solution by Lewis Corner.

Poem

Sometimes it’s difficult to break through a glass ceiling
Especially for women
An invisible barrier
For their carriers
One can see beyond it
It includes discrimination
In jobs
Politics
Leadership
For women’s progression
But the glass ceiling
Can be broken
To get a promotion

Bella

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