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UKMT Junior Mathematical Challenge, 2025

Combinatorics Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

The diagram shows three pairs of parallel line segments. Altogether, how many triangles are there in the diagram?

(A) $4$ (B) $6$ (C) $8$ (D) $10$ (E) $12$

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