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Types of Number
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The mathematical mind reader
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Visit the mind reader!
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- Read the instructions
carefully.
- Then try it a few times to
convince yourself it works.
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Can you work out how the
mind reader works?
- Try it for several numbers.
- Write a list of your
starting numbers and the answers they give you.
- What do all your answers
have in common?
- What do you notice about
the symbols for these numbers?
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(3) |
This mind reader is
really clever!
- Did you notice what happens
to the symbols when you try again?
- Why do some numbers not fit
in with the pattern?
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Now it is your turn to
be really clever!
- In step (2) you should have
discovered that when you follow the mind reader's instructions, the
answers all fit a pattern. Can you explain why this will always
happen?
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