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Grade 2

Theory:

Counting Even Numbers by Twos

You can count by twos by either:

Ø       Adding 2 to the previous number or

Ø       Counting and skipping every other number

The numbers that you would count if you started with 0 and counted by twos would be: 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and so on.
Notice that all of the counts are even numbers.

The numbers that you would count if you started with 1 and counted by twos would be: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31 and so on.
Notice that all of the counts are odd numbers.

Solutions from the Previous Issue:

Recover the following operations by replacing the  *

1.        * 6 + 2 * + * 1 = 96

Solution:

We count the units

6 + 1 + 9 = 16

The identity became:

*6 + 29 + *1 = 96

We add the tens.

* + 2 + * + 1 = 9 or * + * = 6

There are multiple combinations to add 2 numbers resulting 6

0 + 6 = 6          we have then:  06 + 29 + 61 = 96

1 + 5 = 6        we have then:  16 + 29 + 51 = 96

2 + 4 = 6        we have then:  26 + 29 + 41 = 96

3 + 3 = 6        we have then:  36 + 29 + 31 = 96

4 + 2 = 6        we have then:  46 + 29 + 21 = 96

5 + 1 = 6        we have then:  56 + 29 + 11 = 96

6 + 0 = 6        we have then:  66 + 29 + 01 = 96

 

2.        4 * + * 2 + 1 * = 82

Solution:

We count the units

* + 2 + * = 2; has the following solutions * = 0; and *  = 0;

  40 + * 2 + 10 = 82;         

We count the tens: 4 + * + 1 = 8;

The final result is:

40 + 32 + 10 = 82

Other combinations for the units are:

* + * = 10          1 + 9 = 10              41 + * 2 + 19 = 82; 

                        2 + 8 = 10                        42 + * 2 + 89 = 82; 

                        3 + 7 = 10                        43+ * 2 + 17 = 82; 

                        4 + 6 = 10                        44 + * 2 + 16 = 82;                                      

                5 + 5 = 10   45 + * 2 + 15 = 82; 

                6 + 4 = 10   46 + * 2 + 14 = 82;      

                7 + 3 = 10   47 + * 2 + 13 = 82; 

8 + 2 = 10                48 + * 2 + 12 = 82; 

9 + 1 = 10                49 + * 2 + 11 = 82; 

We are adding the tens 4 + * + 1 + 1 = 8;  * = 2

41 + 22 + 19 = 82

42 + 22 + 89 = 82

43 + 22 + 17 = 82; 

44 + 22 + 16 = 82; 

45 + 22 + 15 = 82;

46 + 22 + 14 = 82; 

47 + 22 + 13 = 82; 

48 + 22 + 12 = 82;

49 + 22 + 11 = 82; 

 

3.        ** + 2* + * 5 = 71

Solution:

We are count the units:

* + * + 5 = 11

* + * = 6

There are multiple solutions for the unit’s addition:

0 + 6 = 6        *0 + 26 + * 5 = 71

1 + 5 = 6         *1 + 25 + * 5 = 71

2 + 4 = 6        *2 + 24 + * 5 = 71

3 + 3 = 6        *3 + 23 + * 5 = 71

4 + 2 = 6         *4 + 22 + * 5 = 71

5 + 1 = 6        *5 + 21 + * 5 = 71

6 + 0 = 6        *6 + 20 + * 5 = 71

We count the tens: * + 2 + * + 1 =7

There are multiple solutions of  * + * = 4

0 + 4 = 4

                00 + 26 + 45 = 71

                01 + 25 + 45 = 71

                02 + 24 + 45 = 71

                03 + 23 + 45 = 71

                04 + 22 + 45 = 71

                05 + 21 + 45 = 71

06 + 20 + 45 = 71

1 + 3 = 4

                10 + 26 + 35 = 71

                11 + 25 + 35 = 71

                12 + 24 + 35 = 71

                13 + 23 + 35 = 71

                14 + 22 + 35 = 71

                15 + 21 + 35 = 71

16 + 20 + 35 = 71

2 + 2 = 4

                20 + 26 + 25 = 71

                21 + 25 + 25 = 71

                22 + 24 + 25 = 71

                23 + 23 + 25 = 71

                24 + 22 + 25 = 71

                25 + 21 + 25 = 71

26 + 20 + 25 = 71

3 + 1 = 4

                30 + 26 + 15 = 71

                31 + 25 + 15 = 71

                32 + 24 + 15 = 71

                33 + 23 + 15 = 71

                34 + 22 + 15 = 71

                35 + 21 + 15 = 71

36 + 20 + 15 = 71

4 + 0 = 4

                40 + 26 + 05 = 71

                41 + 25 + 05 = 71

                42 + 24 + 05 = 71

                43 + 23 + 05 = 71

                44 + 22 + 05 = 71

                45 + 21 + 05 = 71

46 + 20 + 05 = 71

 

Proposed Exercises:

Replace the * in the followings identities:

  1. 72 + 2 - * = 70
  2. 94 – 4 + * = 98
  3. 44 + 2 + * = 49