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number pattern

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:11 am
by whathappened
We have only just started Susan Daughtrey and i am finding it harder than our previous papers.could someone kindly help me with this number pattern,

1 1 2 3 5 8 13 ?

this is from test 8, sorry if the answer is obvious
many thanks

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:23 am
by stevew61
Add the two previous numbers

1+1
1+2
2+3
3+5
5+8
8+13=21

It's just a different style of sequence.

steve

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:48 pm
by whathappened
thank you very much stevew.i would never have worked that out myself.you are a star.

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 1:56 pm
by Milla
this one is quite a common feature (Fibonacci code), so worth making it clear to your child. Others are runs of squares, cubes (1, 8, 27 etc) as well as sequences where every other number is added / doubled whatever. Generally these are easy to spot since the run will have to be longer to accommodate 2 strings of numbers.

Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 2:30 pm
by stevew61
whathappened wrote:thank you very much stevew.i would never have worked that out myself.you are a star.
It is worth investing in a Method & Technique book to gain some guidance on the possible variations in each question type. Knowing what to look for can save a lot of time.

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 10:37 pm
by whathappened
dear Milla and Stevew, thank you so much for the great advise.it really helps a lot.this is my first child and i want to help her as best i can.this site is great as i have been warned by other mums not to ask advise at school gates as it is all so competitive.so thank you to my support group.Stevew,i shall get one of those books.thanks

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:11 pm
by bromley mum
whathappened wrote: i have been warned by other mums not to ask advise at school gates as it is all so competitive.
:D :D

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:24 pm
by Milla
such a shame, but pretty true. Horribly competitive but if it's any comfort, I reckon some of it also stems from people not wanting to be judged for doing it, or to have people mutter, "she thinks her child is up to it??" A very sensitive time all round! Keep on asking away, I'm getting to the stage of kind of missing it :shock: :shock:

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:48 pm
by marigold
Milla,

I think we are all missing the thrill of the chase which is why there are questions about car parks in Westerham and chewing gum on carpets.

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 10:11 pm
by doodles
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Missing the structure- may have to start DS2 off early - he's only year3!! :wink: :lol: