Question

A set of blocks has 4 different colors that make a pattern.The pattern repeats 10 times. Write and solve an equation to find the number of blocks.3rd grade student

Answer 1

According to the statement, we have a pattern that repeats 10 times, and with each repetition, we see 4 different blocks of colours. The number of blocks is:

`N=10\cdot4=40.`

Which is the number of blocks per pattern (4) times the number of repetitions (10).