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# Number Play

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Chapter 3 · Class 6 Mathematics

This chapter, "Number Play," explores interesting properties and patterns of numbers. It encourages students to think about numbers in creative ways, beyond basic arithmetic, through activities and puzzles. The questions below are designed to develop logical thinking and pattern recognition skills.

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3.1 Numbers can Tell us Things (Page 56)

Answer: No, the children standing at the ends cannot say '2'. This is because an end child only has one neighbour, but to say '2', a child needs *both* neighbours to be taller.

3.2 Supercells (Page 57-58)

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- Understand the rule: A child says '2' if both children standing next to them are taller. This means a child at an end position (who only has one neighbour) cannot say '2' because they don't have 'both' neighbours.
- Consider the children at the ends of the line. Each end child has only one neighbour.
- For a child to say '2', they need two neighbours, and both must be taller than them.
- Since end children only have one neighbour, they can never have 'both' neighbours taller. Therefore, they cannot say '2'.
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