Word Problems

5-1) The following is an square array of 16 dots with 4 rows and 4 columns.
The red dots are on the outside of the array. If you use 144 dots to form a
square array,
(a) how many rows and columns are there?
(b) how many dots are on the outside of the array?

5-2) Lisa lives on the 9th floor of a building. There are 36 stairs between two
connecting floors. How many stairs does Lisa have to climb to reach the
9th floor, starting from the first floor?

5-3) Color all the rectangles so that no adjacent rectangles have the same
color. What is the minimum number of colors you need?

5-4) Color all the shapes so that no adjacent shapes have the same color.
What is the minimum number of colors you need?

5-5) Find the sequence and fill in the blanks

a) 45, 30, 18, 9, __, 0

b) 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, __, __
5-1) Answer
a) The array is 12 rows by 12 columns. 12 x 12 = 144
b) 44 dots are on the outside

5-2) Answer
8 x 36 = 288 stairs
5-3) Answer
2 colors
5-4) Answer
3 colors
5-5) Answer
a) 45, 30, 18, 9, 3, 0
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15 12 9 6 3

b) 2, 5, 11, 23, 47, 95, 191

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3 6 12 24 48 96