Your breakdown is actually correct, and it follows a common “count all possible squares” logic problem.
Let’s restate it clearly and verify it:
🟩 Total squares in the dirt layout
1️⃣ Small squares
- You have 10 individual unit squares
- Each is counted separately
✔️ Total: 10
2️⃣ Medium squares (2×2 blocks)
- Formed by combining 4 small squares
- You can find 3 such squares in the layout
✔️ Total: 3
3️⃣ Large square (full layout)
- The entire outer boundary forms 1 big square
✔️ Total: 1
➕ Final total
- Small: 10
- Medium: 3
- Large: 1
✅ Total squares = 14
🧠 Simple idea behind it
You are counting every possible square size, not just the smallest ones:
- 1×1 squares → 10
- 2×2 squares → 3
- 3×3 (whole shape) → 1
If you want, I can also show you a quick visual method or shortcut trick to solve these square-counting puzzles faster.
