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Mr Noris wrote a doubles fact. It has a sum greater than 6. The number that he added are each less than 6. What fact might he have written?

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Answer:

4 + 4 = 8

5 + 5 = 10

Explanation:

If we assume Mr Noris restricted himself to integer facts, we require both ...

2n > 6

n < 6

Dividing the first inequality by 2 gives ...

n > 3

Writing the two inequalities as a compound inequality, we have ...

3 < n < 6

There are two integers that satisfy this requirement:

n = 4 or n = 5

So, the doubles fact could have been either of ...

4 + 4 = 8

5 + 5 = 10

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