Map Coloring
Answer Key by David Pleacher



In Figure 1, only two colors are needed in order to distinguish the center region from the region around it.


How many colors are needed to distinguish the regions in figure 2?   2   (we want the least number of colors needed)


How many colors are needed to distinguish the
regions in figure 3?     3    


Figure 4 needs 4 colors for telling the regions apart.










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