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    The document contains 3 sample questions that demonstrate number tricks using algebra. Question 1 shows a trick that always results in an answer of 4. Question 2 shows a trick that always results in 0. Question 3 is more complex and asks the student to try the trick with different starting numbers and write algebraic expressions to explain the relationship between the starting and ending numbers.

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    Australian Curriculum Sample Questions CEOWA

    Task

    Year: 8
    Topic: The Distributive Law
    (Expanding and simplifying)
    Prior knowledge: Expanding and factorising,
    collecting like terms

    Strand: Number and Algebra

    Substrand: Patterns and algebra


    Algebra can be used to explain why some number tricks always work.

    Try the number trick below using any starting number, then study the equivalent
    algebraic expressions to see why this trick always gives an answer of 6.

    Think of a number n
    n+3
    Add 3

    2(n + 3)
    Multiply by two
    = 2n + 6 by expanding the bracket
    Subtract twice the number you first 2n + 6 – 2n
    thought of = 6 by collecting like terms

    The answer is … 6
    Question One

    Consider the following number trick:

    Think of a number

    Double it

    Add 8

    Divide by 2

    Subtract the number you first thought of

    (a) Try the number trick above using any starting number.

    The answer is always …………………………..

    (b) Write equivalent algebraic expressions to show why this number trick always
    gives the answer above.

    Think of a number n

    Double it

    Add 8

    Divide by 2

    Subtract the number you first thought of

    The answer is …
    Question Two

    Now consider this number trick:

    Think of a number

    Multiply by 5 and add 4

    Multiply the result by 4 and add 5

    Multiply this result by 5

    Subtract 105

    Divide by 100

    (a) Try the number trick above using any starting number.

    The answer is always …………………………..

    (b) Write equivalent algebraic expressions to show why this number trick always
    gives this result.

    Think of a number

    Multiply by 5 and add 4

    Multiply the result by 4 and add 5

    Multiply this result by 5

    Subtract 105

    Divide by 100

    The answer is …
    Question Three

    This trick is more difficult:

    Think of three numbers less than 10

    Multiply the first number by 2 and add 3

    Multiply the result by 5

    Now add the second number

    Multiply the result by 10

    Add the third number and subtract 150

    (a) (i) Try this number trick with three numbers of your choice.
    Show your working below.

    (ii) Try the number trick again with three different numbers.
    Show your working below.
    (b) How is your answer related to your original three numbers?

    (c) Write equivalent algebraic expressions to show why this result comes out as it
    does.

    (HINT: let the numbers be a, b, c.)

    Think of three numbers less than 10

    Multiply the first number by 2 and add 3

    Multiply the result by 5

    Now add the second number

    Multiply the result by 10

    Add the third number and subtract 150

    The answer is …

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