Grade 1 problem

Patterns · Grade 1

Mila strings beads like this: blue, yellow, red, blue again. How many blue beads will be among the first 17?

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  1. The blue bead is repeated every three spaces.
  2. List the places of blue beads up to 17.
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Answer: 6

Blue ones are in places 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16. There are six of them.

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