Question

Given below are eight pieces of a puzzle. Arranged correctly they form a four–digit number. What is the number formed after the correct arrangement?

Hint:

For jigsaw–style digit puzzles, first force the geometric join (shared right angles at a hub), then enforce stroke continuity. Read the resulting glyphs clockwise.

Answer 1

Step 1: Reconstruct the hub.
Each wedge is an isosceles right triangle with a small black right–angle at one tip. These right–angle tips must all meet at the centre to make a neat pinwheel; only then do the white edges align cleanly.
Step 2: Pair wedges to continue pink strokes.
The pink curves and straights on adjacent wedges join smoothly only in one pairing per edge; mismatched pairings break a curve or create kinks. Join the eight wedges so that every pink stroke continues across the seam.
Step 3: Read the digits.
When all continuations are correct, the pink strokes on the four outer “quadrants” form clear numerals that read clockwise from the top: 2, 8, 2, 3.
Hence the number is \(\boxed{2823}\).