P4–P5–P6 Growing patterns and tables
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PSLE 2024 — Repeating digits 2041
The digits 2, 0, 4, 1 repeat to form the sequence 2, 0, 4, 1, 2, 0, 4, 1, ... The digits used add up to 230. How many digits are there altogether?
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The pattern behind it: Growing patterns and tables
Find the rule, so Figure 250 is no harder than Figure 4.
In this one. A repeating pattern is a block with a fixed value — divide the total by the block value, and the remainder tells you how far into the next block to walk, digit by digit.
How to spot it
A row of figures or a table of numbers is shown for the first few terms only, and the question asks for a term far further along, such as 'Figure 6' or 'Figure 250'.
Common mistake
Children extend the sequence one term at a time by drawing or counting. Finding the fixed step or relationship lets them jump straight to the term asked for.
The 33 problem patterns
All 33 patterns, one to a page — the 19 behind Primary 5 and 6 word problems, and the skills the younger years are built on. The bar model, how to spot it in the question, and the mistake children make. A booklet you can print. Free.
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