Question

5. The picture below shows the five houses on Maple Street and the five houses on Oak

Street.
6 Maple St.
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Maple St.
4 Oak St.
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Oak St.
. Each house number on Maple Street is six more than the house number to its left.
• Each house number on Oak Street is eight more than the house number to its left.
How much greater is the house number of the last house on Oak Street than the house
number of the last house on Maple Street

Answer 1

The answer is 10. The last house on Maple Street is number 30 and the last house on Oak Street is 20. Hope this helped!!

Answer 2

6

Explanation:

The first house number in Maple st. is 6. Each house number on Maple Street is six more than the house number to its left. The last house is in the 5th position, then its number is 6 + 6*4 = 30

The first house number in Oak st. is 4. Each house number on Oak Street is eight more than the house number to its left. The last house is in the 5th position, then its number is 4 + 8*4 = 36

The difference between their numbers is 36 - 30 = 6