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Q18: Answers – Paper 3 – November 2017
Q18: Answers – Paper 3 – November 2017
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Here is a sequence of patterns made with counters.
Here is a sequence of patterns made with counters.
a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of counters in pattern number n.
Bayo has 90 counters.
b) Can Bayo make a pattern in this sequence using all 90 of his counters?
You must show how you get your answer.
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Here is a sequence of patterns made with counters.
18)
Here is a sequence of patterns made with counters.
a) Find an expression, in terms of n, for the number of counters in pattern number n.
[2 marks]
Bayo has 90 counters.
b) Can Bayo make a pattern in this sequence using all 90 of his counters?
You must show how you get your answer.
b) Can Bayo make a pattern in this sequence using all 90 of his counters?
You must show how you get your answer.
[2 marks]