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Date Posted: 11 months ago
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sstrike
Sstrike
11 months ago
observe
# of columns = # fig
(not difficult)

# of rows
tk example of Fig 3
(3 is odd number )
white = grey
⇨ for ODD number fig
white = grey = (n+1)÷2

chk
when n=1
w=g=(1+1)÷2=1
when n=3
w=g=(3+1)÷2=2
...

based on this clue
# of rows
for EVEN number fig, it can be derived from ODD gif number
w = n÷2
g = w+1

chk
when n=2
w=n÷2=1
g = w+1 = 2
when n=4
w=4÷2=2
g = w+1 = 3

(b)
n=15
# of rows
white = grey = (n+1)÷2
= 8
15×8 = 120 (Ans)

(c)
w=80÷2=40
g = 40+1 = 41
80×41 = 3280 (Ans)

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Xavier Sng
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Hope this helps. Regards
Xavier Sng
Xavier Sng
11 months ago
My apologies. My answer to part b is a mistake. It should be 15 × 8 = 120

Thank you and best regards.
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Danny Low
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To be honest I think this is a very tough question for primary 6. I hope my solution makes sense to you and that it helps
Xavier Sng
Xavier Sng
11 months ago
Greetings, Mister Low. You are correct for the answer in part b. I made a careless mistake.

The way I see the pattern is the total number of squares being the pattern number multiplied by the next higher integer.

The number of white squares is the pattern number multiplied by the order of the pattern number as an odd or even number. So 15 is the 8th odd number, so we have 15 x 8 = 120.

In even rows, the white and grey squares simply share the total number of squares evenly.

Regards
Danny Low
Danny Low
11 months ago
Yes my working probably makes more sense to secondary school students, while yours solves it in a way that is much simpler and easier to understand, and this is probably what the question is expecting. Thanks
Xavier Sng
Xavier Sng
11 months ago
Thank you, Mister Low. I love your explanation for the question. Regards