Solution: Puzzle Tiles

This puzzle used six tiles, each colored with four different colors, to solve several challenges. The challenges and some of the possible solutions are given below.

Challenge #1:
Place the six tiles in a rectangle so that no two touching sides have the same color.

Challenge #2:
Place the six tiles in a rectangle so that wherever two sides touch, they have the same color.

Challenge #3:
Place the six tiles in a row so that the bottom triangles in each one is the same color and the triangles on the left and right sides match to produce diamonds.

Challenge #4:
Pick one of your tiles at random. Record it in the first box on the left. Use four of the remaining tiles to make a square that has four interior diamonds that match the colors, and order, of the tile on the left.

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