Here is the puzzle my son's 4th grade teacher presented to us, parents, at the back-to-school night. Could you solve it? One parent did after carefully staring at the board for an hour :)
Find the pattern and finish the right column:
In Out
1 - 3
2 - 3
3 - 5
4 - 4
5 - 4
6 - 3
7 - 5
8 - ?
9 - ?
10 - ?
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4 comments:
8-5
9-4
10-3
(Letters in the word)
8-5
9-5
10-6
Oh, I think Lena is right!
Very impressive, Lena!
And I am sure you were not there, at the back-to-school night.
I will post another In-Out puzzle from the back-to-school night at midnight.
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