Eight identical sheets of paper are placed overlapping as shown in the figure below.
In what order were they placed?


Solution to the Problem:

B shows that all sheets are squares, so they were placed in this order:
D, F, H, C, E, A, G, B


Correctly solved by:

1. John Funk Ventura, California
2. Zachary Gray Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
3. Hailey Granger Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
4. Parker Vercimak Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
5. David and Judy Dixon Bennettsville, South Carolina
6. Morgan Vercimak Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
7. K. Sengupta Calcutta, INDIA
8. Tim Wilcock Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
9. Casey Jaeger Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
10. Chris Maldonado Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
11. Jaci Egley Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
12. Taiya Cheney Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
13. Dallas Homan Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
14. Lisa Tracy Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
15. Nicole Mortimer Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
16. Brooke K. Covington Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
17. Clint Lamb Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
18. Cherish Register Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
19. Moofie Stockings Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
20. Tawny Bugas Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
21. Ashly Lacy Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
22. Kaycie Rees Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
23. Valerie Taylor Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
24. Mike Woody Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
25. Courtney Peterson Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
26. Chelsea Sidwell Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
27. Rylie Sutton Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
28. Skye Williams Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
29. Nick Heltz Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
30. Kallie Gross Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
31. Chelsea Brunski Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
32. Halie Gardner Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
33. Hayden Perry Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
34. Joshua Largent Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
35. Michael Black Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
36. Cassie Henry Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
37. Bethany Rinker Mountain View High School,
Mountain View, Wyoming
38. Les Walker Ventura, California