document.write( "Question 122159: My grandson is asking this question and I really don't know how to assist him. He is in another town and called me...so here goes.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "8+4=12, but 20+4 does not = 30\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Here are the numbers he gave me over the phone and the order in which they are assembled on his sheet:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I'm not sure where to go with this or even what the RULE is/are, but thought that you might.\r
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My grandson is asking this question and I really don't know how to assist him. He is in another town and called me...so here goes.
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\n" ); document.write( "Here are the numbers he gave me over the phone and the order in which they are assembled on his sheet:
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\n" ); document.write( "I'm not sure where to go with this or even what the RULE is/are, but thought that you might.
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document.write( "Here's one way to see the pattern:\r\n" );
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document.write( " 8 plus half of  8 = 12\r\n" );
document.write( "20 plus half of 20 = 30\r\n" );
document.write( " 2 plus half of  2 =  3\r\n" );
document.write( "10 plus half of 10 = 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "or \r\n" );
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document.write( " \"8\"x\"3%2F2\" = 12\r\n" );
document.write( "\"20\"x\"3%2F2\" = 30\r\n" );
document.write( " \"2\"x\"3%2F2\" =  3\r\n" );
document.write( "\"10\"x\"3%2F2\" = 15 \r\n" );
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document.write( "or\r\n" );
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document.write( " \"8\" x 1\"1%2F2\" = 12\r\n" );
document.write( "\"20\" x 1\"1%2F2\" = 30\r\n" );
document.write( " \"2\" x 1\"1%2F2\" =  3\r\n" );
document.write( "\"10\" x 1\"1%2F2\" = 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "or\r\n" );
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document.write( " 8 x 1.5 = 12\r\n" );
document.write( "20 x 1.5 = 30\r\n" );
document.write( " 2 x 1.5 =  3\r\n" );
document.write( "10 x 1.5 = 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin
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