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Problem: Dog's Donut Maze

Goal: Help the dog reach the donut by coloring only the boxes that contain the letter D. The path must be continuous and made up of adjacent D letters, leading from the dog to the donut.

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Step-by-Step Solution:

Let’s analyze the grid:

```
Row 0: [Dog] | D | D | D | A
Row 1: W | Z | L | D | B
Row 2: D | D | D | D | N
Row 3: D | W | N | V | L
Row 4: D | D | D | D | [Donut]
```

We need to find a continuous path of D's from the dog (top-left corner) to the donut (bottom-right corner).

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Step 1: Start at the Dog

The dog is in the top-left cell (Row 0, Column 0). This is not a D, but it's the starting point. The first D is just to its right — (0,1).

So, we begin at (0,1).

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Step 2: Trace the Path Using Only D's

We can move up, down, left, or right between adjacent cells.

Let’s trace the possible path:

1. (0,1) → D
2. (0,2) → D
3. (0,3) → D
- But now, below (0,3) is (1,3) = D → good.
4. (1,3) → D
5. (2,3) → D
6. (2,2) → D
7. (2,1) → D
8. (2,0) → D
9. (3,0) → D
10. (4,0) → D
11. (4,1) → D
12. (4,2) → D
13. (4,3) → D
14. (4,4) → Donut

Wait — (4,4) is the donut, but it doesn't have a D. However, the instruction says: *"Color the boxes with letter D to help the dog reach the donut."*

So the donut is in the last cell, which is (4,4), but that cell contains no letter — it has a donut image.

But (4,3) is a D, and it's adjacent to the donut.

So, as long as we reach (4,3), the dog can go to the donut.

Let’s check if there's a valid path using only D's from (0,1) to (4,3).

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Re-evaluate the Grid

Let’s label positions:

```
(0,0): Dog
(0,1): D
(0,2): D
(0,3): D
(0,4): A

(1,0): W
(1,1): Z
(1,2): L
(1,3): D
(1,4): B

(2,0): D
(2,1): D
(2,2): D
(2,3): D
(2,4): N

(3,0): D
(3,1): W
(3,2): N
(3,3): V
(3,4): L

(4,0): D
(4,1): D
(4,2): D
(4,3): D
(4,4): Donut
```

Now, let’s build a path from (0,1) to (4,3) using only D's.

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Possible Path:

1. (0,1) → D
2. (0,2) → D
3. (0,3) → D
4. (1,3) → D
5. (2,3) → D
6. (2,2) → D
7. (2,1) → D
8. (2,0) → D
9. (3,0) → D
10. (4,0) → D
11. (4,1) → D
12. (4,2) → D
13. (4,3) → D ✔

This path goes all the way to (4,3), which is directly next to the donut.

Alternatively, can we go straight down?

From (0,3) → (1,3) → (2,3) → (3,3)? No — (3,3) is V, not D.

So can't go down from (2,3) to (3,3).

But (2,3) → (2,2) → (2,1) → (2,0) → (3,0) → (4,0) → (4,1) → (4,2) → (4,3)

Yes — this works.

But is there a shorter path?

Try going down from (0,1):

(0,1) → (1,1)? No — (1,1) is Z → invalid.

(0,1) → (0,2) → (0,3) → (1,3) → (2,3) → (2,2) → (2,1) → (2,0) → (3,0) → (4,0) → (4,1) → (4,2) → (4,3)

That’s the same path.

Can we go from (2,3) → (3,3)? No — (3,3) is V

So the only way to get from the top row to the bottom row is via the left side.

Thus, the path must go:

- Right across top row: (0,1), (0,2), (0,3)
- Down to (1,3)
- Down to (2,3)
- Left to (2,2), (2,1), (2,0)
- Down to (3,0)
- Down to (4,0)
- Right to (4,1), (4,2), (4,3)

Then to the donut.

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✔ Final Answer:

Color all the following boxes with letter D:

- Row 0: (0,1), (0,2), (0,3)
- Row 1: (1,3)
- Row 2: (2,0), (2,1), (2,2), (2,3)
- Row 3: (3,0)
- Row 4: (4,0), (4,1), (4,2), (4,3)

These form a continuous path from the dog to the donut.

> 🟨 Note: You do not color the dog or the donut — only the boxes with D.

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🔍 Summary of the Path:

Start at (0,1) → (0,2) → (0,3) → (1,3) → (2,3) → (2,2) → (2,1) → (2,0) → (3,0) → (4,0) → (4,1) → (4,2) → (4,3)

All these are D's.

Then the dog reaches (4,3), which is adjacent to the donut.

✔ Solution Complete!

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🎯 Conclusion:

To solve the maze:
- Color all the D's that form a continuous path from the dog to the donut.
- The path winds through the top row, then down the left side, and across the bottom row.
- All colored boxes should be D, and they connect the dog to the donut.

🎉 The dog gets his donut!