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document.write( "My math problem is this: Latisha invited 50 of her closest friends to her birthday, but they decided that 50 presents was too many. Instead, they got 50 boxes and numbered them from 1-50, with presents in only some boxes. When it was time to open gifts, Latisha had to follow certain instructions: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "To open every box<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then she had to start with box #2 and close #2, #4, #6, etc. going down the line<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Starting with box #3, she was to change every third box, so if it was open she closed it and if it was closed she opened it. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Starting with #4, she had to change every 4th box<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Starting with #5, she had to change every 5th box. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "She was to go through the line fifty times continuing the pattern.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The open boxes left a pattern, and she had to search those boxes to find it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Task 1: Which boxes contained gifts? Describe the pattern Latisha found. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The boxes that were open were 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, and 49. The pattern is that the numbers are perfect squares, so 1^2 is 1, 2^ 2 is 4, 3^2 is 9, 4^2 is 16, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5^2 is 25, 6^2 is 36, and 7^2 is 49.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Task two: Explain why you thin this pattern occurred?  I don't know how this occured, would it be possible for you to assist me with it? Thank you!<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #753048 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52794)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=753048\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See the &nbsp;TWIN &nbsp;problem *) and its numerous solutions at these links\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Graphs/Graphs.faq.question.72342.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/Linear-equations/Linear-equations.faq.question.93951.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/mixtures/Mixture_Word_Problems.faq.question.671080.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/proportions/Proportions.faq.question.1132246.html (*)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/sets/select/dm_1000_lockers.html\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I especially recommend you to look into MY SOLUTION at the link marked (*) in the list\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "*) &nbsp;&nbsp;Strictly saying, &nbsp;the problem I am referring to, &nbsp;is not a &nbsp;TWIN &nbsp;problem - it is a &nbsp;PARENT &nbsp;problem to yours . . . \r<BR>\n" );
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