Name _____ Date __
PERPLEXING PATTERNS
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1.What is the 30th number in Row 5? ___
2.What number in Row 1 is below the 30th number in Row 5? ___
3.How did you figure out the answer to #2?
4.What number in Row 1 is below the 50th number in Row 5? ___
5.Let Pstand for the position of a number in Row 5. Complete the
equation that can be used to figure out the number in Row 1 that is
below the P number in Row 5.
Number in Row 1 = ____
PROBLEM
(^6) What number in Row 1 is
below the 30th number in Row 5?
ROW 5 8 16 24 ê
ROW 4 7 15 23 ê
ROW 3 6 14 22 ê
ROW 2 3 5 11 13 10 21 ê
ROW 1 1 2 4 8 10 12 17 18 20 25 ê
The array of numbers continues.
Algebra Readiness Made Easy: Gr
. 6
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