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The farm could hold 100,000 ants total. On day 1 there were 1500 ants, on day 2 there were 3000 ants, and on day 3 there were 6000 ants. A pattern was identified where the number of ants doubles each day. By making a table and continuing this pattern, it was determined that in 7 days the farm would be full.

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Looking For Pattern

The farm could hold 100,000 ants total. On day 1 there were 1500 ants, on day 2 there were 3000 ants, and on day 3 there were 6000 ants. A pattern was identified where the number of ants doubles each day. By making a table and continuing this pattern, it was determined that in 7 days the farm would be full.

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Strategies for problem-solving (Looking for pattern)

Laura was given an ant farm by her grandparents for her 13th birthday. The farm could

hold a total of 100,000 ants. Laura's farm had 1500 ants when it was given to her. If the

number of ants in the farm on the day after her birthday was 3000 and the number of

ants the day after that was 6000, in how many days will the farm be full?

FIND OUT We need to know when the ant farm will be full.

How many ants will the farm hold? 100,000.

How many ants are in the farm the first day? 1500.

How many ants are in the farm the second day? 3000.

How many ants are in the farm the third day? 6000.

CHOOSE AIs a pattern developing? Yes, each day twice as many ants are in the farm

STRATEGY as the day before. Make a table to count the ants systematically.

SOLVE IT Draw a table with two lines for numbers.

The top line is the number of days after Laura's birthday, and the bottom

line is the number of ants in the farm on that day.

#  0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7
days
#
 1500  3000  6000  12,000  24,000  48,000  96,000  192,000
ants
The ant farm will be full seven days after her birthday.

LOOK Read the question again. Did we answer all of the question? Yes.

BACK Does our answer seem reasonable? Yes.

What assumption are we making? We are assuming that the pattern-the

number of ants doubles each day-continues indefinitely.

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