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Monday, 4 December 2017

Problem... The 12 Days of Christmas


#Sequences, #GeneratingSequences, #TriangularNumbers
#Generalising, #WordProblem, #Series, #SummationOfSeries
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  • For a solution, see this from MathsIsFun.
  • To extend the activity, see this from nrich.

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