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Numerical Literacy

The document contains 7 questions that involve inductive reasoning and pattern recognition. The questions cover topics like identifying patterns in numbers and figures, predicting subsequent terms in numeric sequences, performing arithmetic operations on numbers to identify emerging patterns, and using numeric tricks to deduce information about a person like their age or amount of change in their pocket. Detailed step-by-step solutions and explanations of the patterns are provided for each question.

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Numerical Literacy

The document contains 7 questions that involve inductive reasoning and pattern recognition. The questions cover topics like identifying patterns in numbers and figures, predicting subsequent terms in numeric sequences, performing arithmetic operations on numbers to identify emerging patterns, and using numeric tricks to deduce information about a person like their age or amount of change in their pocket. Detailed step-by-step solutions and explanations of the patterns are provided for each question.

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Question 1

Find a pattern in the following figures and use inductive reasoning to predict the next figure.

Solution :

Pattern in the figures :

Question 2

What is the next term in this list?

O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, N, T
(Hint: think about words and their relationship to numbers)

O, T, T, F, F, S, S, E, N, T

= 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 O stand for ONE T stand for TWO T stand for THREE F stand for FOUR..and so on

THE NEXT TERM MUST BE. E , T, T, F, F, S, S, E, N, T = 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 ANSWER : E , T, T, F, F, S, S, E, N, T

Question 3
(a)

Choose any three- digit number with all different digits.

Now reverse the digits and subtract the smaller from the larger. Record your result. Choose another three digit number and repeat this process. Do this as many times as it take for you to see a pattern in the different result you have obtain.

(Hint : What is the middle digit? What is the sum of the


first and third digits?

(b)Write an explanation of this pattern. You may want to use


this exercise as a number trick to amuse your friends.

a) Choose any three- digit number with all different digits. Now reverse the digits and subtract the smaller from the larger. Record your result. Choose another three digit number and repeat this process. Do this as many times as it take for you to see a pattern in the different result you have obtain. (Hint : What is the middle digit? What is the sum of the first and third digits?

Answer :

983 389 594

836 -638 198

784 -487 297

6 29 -926 297

538 835 297

457 -754 297

395 -593 198

274 -472 198

168 - 861 693

1. 594 2.198 3. 297 4. 297 5. 297 6. 297 7. 198 8. 198 9. 693

1.594 (MIDDLE = 9) (5 +4 = 9) 2. 198(MIDDLE = 9) (1+8=9) 3. 297 (MIDDLE = 9) (2+7=9) 4. 297 (MIDDLE = 9) (2+7=9) 5. 297 (MIDDLE = 9) (2+7=9) 6.297 (MIDDLE = 9) (2+7=9) 7. 198 (MIDDLE = 9) (1+8=9) 8. 198(MIDDLE = 9) (1+8=9) 9. 693 (MIDDLE = 9) (6+3=9)

Question 4 Choose any number, and follow this step : a) Multiply by 2 b) Add 6 c) Devide by 2 d) Subtract the number you stated with e) Record your result

Repeat the process, except in step (b), add 8. Record your final result. Repeat the process once more, except in step (b), add 10. Record your final result.

Observe with you have done ; use inductive reasoning to explain how to predict the final result. You may one to use this exercise as a number trick to amuse your friends.

Solution i. We have choose number 4. ii. 4 x 2 = 8 8 + 6 = 14 14 2 = 7 74=3 The answer is 3

iii. 4 x 2 = 8 8 + 8 = 16 16 2 = 8 84=4 The answer is 4 iv. 4 x 2 = 8 8 + 10 = 18 18 2 = 9 94=5 The answer is 5

So, the answer for these questions : = 3,4,5 If 4x2=8 8 + 12 = 20 20 2 = 10 10 4 = 6 The answer is 6

If 4 x 2 = 8 8 + 14 = 22 22 2 = 11 11 4 = 7 The answer is 7 It means the answer is 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7


1 1 1 1

It shows that, the pattern of the answer is 1.

Question 5 Complete the following; 142857 142857 142857 142857 142857 142857 x1= x2= x3= x4= x5= x6=

What pattern exist in the successive answers? Now multiply 142857 by 7 to obtain an interesting result

The answers 142857 x 1 = 142857 142857 x 2 = 285714 142857 x 3 = 428571 142857 x 4 = 571428 142857 x 5 = 714285 142857 x 6 = 857142 142857 x 7 = 999999

Question 6 Complete the following 1) 12345679 x 9 = 111111111 2) 12345679 x 18 = 222222222 3) 12345679 x 27 = 333333333 By what number would you have to multiply 12345679 to get an answer of 888888888.

12345679 x 9(1)= 111111111 12345679 x 9(2)= 222222222 12345679 x 9(3)= 333333333 .... 12345679 x 9(8)= 888888888 FINAL SOLUTION 12345679 x 72=888888888

Question 7 The following number trick can be performed on one of your friend. It was provided by Dr. George DeRise of Thomas Nelson Community College.

a)

b) c) d) e) f)
g)

Ask your friend to write down his or her age (only whole number are allowed) Multiply the number by 4. Add 10 Multiply by 25 Subtract the number of days in a non-leap year Add the amount of change (less than a dollar in cent) in his or her pocket. Ask your friend of your answer.

FOLLOW THIS WAYS!!


Your age) x 4 = + 10 = x 25 = 365 = + (the amount of change) = Give us your final answer
(

How to know your friends age and the amount of change in his or her pocket?
- Add 115 to the answer, the first two digits are the friends age and the last two give the amount of change.

EXAMPLE
32 x 4 = 128 128 + 10 = 138 138 x 25 = 3450 3450 365 = 3085 3085 + 51 = 3136 3136 + 115 = 3251

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