Grade 1 problem

Patterns · Grade 1

The flags are hung according to the rule: green, green, white. Then the order is repeated. How many white flags are there among the first 14?

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  1. One repeating block contains three flags.
  2. Find positions 3, 6, and 9, then continue the pattern.
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Answer: 4

White flags occupy places 3, 6, 9 and 12. There are four before the fourteenth place.

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