Maureen Curran and Mary Lou Aalbers

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Math
PROBLEM SOLVING
ACTIVITY 4
Maureen Curran and Mary Lou Aalbers Hazelwood
School District
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Problem Solving
PYRAMID OF MYSTERY During an ancient exploration,
these numbers were discovered written on the
walls of a pyramid. They found a pattern in the
numberscan you? 1 1 1
1 2 1 1 3 3
1 1 4 6
4 1 1 5 10 10
5 1 --?--- -?--- --?-- -?-
--?-- -?-- --?--
What is the number pattern, and what numbers go
into the empty spaces? Copy and complete this
pattern in your Math Journal.

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Problem Solving
1 1 1 1 2 1
1 3 3 1
1 4 6 4 1
1 5 10 10 5 1
PYRAMID OF MYSTERY
1 6 15 20 15 6
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Whats the pattern? Describe it in your journal.