Isaiah makes a recurring pattern from the letters in his name.
After how many letters would the 11th 'H' appear?
What would be the 19th letter in this pattern?
What would be the 323rd letter in this pattern?
Isaiah makes a recurring pattern from the letters in his name.
After how many letters would the 11th 'H' appear?
What would be the 19th letter in this pattern?
What would be the 323rd letter in this pattern?
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Repeating sequences can be easily created by dragging a selected range of cells in Excel. If everyone in the class created a repeating sequence from the letters in their first names, at what letter position (nth term formula) would everyone in the class have the first letter of their names (after the first position of course!)
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See the National Curriculum page for links to related online activities and resources.
