Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

The elf placed the toy in a rectangular cardboard box. He then covered each of the six faces of the box with either red or green paper. The elf found that neither did two red faces touch each other nor did two green faces.

  1. True

  2. False
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B Correct answer
Explanation

A rectangular box has 3 pairs of opposite faces. It is possible to color opposite faces the same color (e.g., Top/Bottom Red, Front/Back Green, Left/Right Blue). However, with only two colors, every face shares an edge with four other faces. It is impossible to have no two faces of the same color touch.

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