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- Look at your data table and graph.
- Describe any patterns you see.
- How can you get the next value of S without counting all the tiles?
- How many squares does a Four Arm Starfish have at each of the ages below? Record the data for each age in your data table.
- 10 years old
- 20 years old
- 25 years old
- Write a formula that gives the size in squares, S, for a Four Arm Starfish of any age, A.
- Use your formula to calculate the number of squares a 25-year-old Four Arm Starfish will have. Did you get the same answer you got for Question 10C? If not, explain why not.
- How old is a Four Arm Starfish that has 201 squares? Show or tell how you know.
Rainbow Caterpillar
Caterpillars on Gzorp are called Rainbow Caterpillars. They do not turn into butterflies like caterpillars on Earth. Instead, they just keep growing. A Rainbow Caterpillar grows like this:
