{"id":16665,"date":"2023-12-07T01:02:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T01:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2024\/?p=16665"},"modified":"2026-01-14T16:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T16:04:27","slug":"d7-tiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/d7-tiles\/","title":{"rendered":"D7 \u2013 Tiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-two-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:66.666666666667%;width:calc(66.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.66666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0%;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:30px;margin-left:0px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:50;line-height:1.2;\">One Tile at the Time<\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#eaeaea;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-align-block\"><a class=\"fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-red button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/00resources\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">Back to Resources<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;flex-grow:5;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Help the reindeer to get to Santa\u2019s sleigh. He can only move to the next tile<strong> if it is different from the one he is on<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">He can only ask the elf <strong>once<\/strong> to lay down a red carpet for him to move to the next tile if he gets stuck. <strong>Drag and place the red carpet<\/strong> wherever you think it is needed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16670 size-thumbnail aligncenter\" style=\"text-align: center;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-66x66.png 66w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-800x800.png 800w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Christmas-Advent-2023_Elf-carpet.png 1063w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here is an example.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">There are 2 blue tiles next to each other. The reindeer cannot go any further. So he asks the elf to put the carpet on the first blue tile to cover it. Now he can join Santa\u2019s sleigh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16845 size-fusion-400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-400x94.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-200x47.png 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-400x94.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-600x141.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16843 size-fusion-400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-carpet-400x94.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-carpet-200x47.png 200w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-carpet-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-carpet-400x94.png 400w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-carpet-600x141.png 600w, https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Advent23-D7-Tile-example-carpet.png 688w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Use the \u2018Check\u2019 button to verify your answer (where to place the red carpet). 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{.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-boxes flip-boxes row fusion-columns-1 flip-effect-classic equal-heights\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-box-wrapper fusion-column col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12\"><div class=\"fusion-flip-box flip-right\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"flip-box-inner-wrapper\"><div class=\"flip-box-front\" 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