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Joe has 76 toothpicks. How many hexagons can he make in a row?

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Answer:Students could also work backwards from 76 toothpicks to find the number of hexagons in a row. 6% could subtract out the first hexagon (76-6) and divide the remainder by 5 (70/5=14), but they forgot to add back on the original hexagon to get 15.

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