Algebra

Tukutuku patterns

1.The patterns below is known as poutama

A.Find some quick ways to count the number of crosses in
Each step ? Add on 4 after each step

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Wednesday 1st november 2017

Paul is talking to pesi on the phone.

He is trying to describe a pattern to pesi but he can't find the words.

If Pauls pattern is: 3, 7, 11, 15, ...how can he describe to pesi how to get any
Member of the number pattern? Add 4 onto every number

How can paul tell pesi how to get to the 50th number in as a simple way as
Possible? ( use a calculator ) use timestable