Chapter I Flashcards
How many white tiles will be in Design 5 of the pattern?
5, 8, 11
17
There will be 17 white tiles in Design 5 of the pattern. For every new design in the pattern, there are 3 white tiles added. So there will be 11 + 3 + 3 or 17 white tiles in Design 5.
How many shaded tiles will be in Design 5 of the pattern?
2, 4, 6
10
There will be 10 shaded tiles in Design 5 of the pattern. For every new design in the pattern, there are 2 shaded tiles added. So there will be 6 + 2 + 2 or 10 shaded tiles in Design 5.
Gregory has a vegetable garden. This year, he gives two tomato plants to friends. Next year, those two friends each give away two tomato plants. The following year, those four friends give away two tomato plants. How many tomato plants have been given away? Show your work.
14
Gregory, his friends, and their friends, have given a total of 14 tomato plants away.
Charlene has a flourishing spider plant. She cuts three small pieces of the plant, called babies. She moves each baby into its own pot with soil. After one month, she is able to cut three babies off each of the original babies. She continues this pattern. How many baby plants will she have started after 5 months? Show your work.
243
After 5 months, Charlene will have started 243 baby spider plants.
