Students in a Grade 7 class were
raising money for charity.
Some students had a “bowl-a-thon.”
This table shows the money that
one student raised for different
bowling times.
Time (h)
Money Raised ($)
1
8
2
16
3
24
4
32
5
40
What
6
48
You’ll Learn
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What patterns do you see
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Use patterns to explore
in the table?
divisibility rules.
Why It’s
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Extend the table.
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Translate between patterns
Important
For how long would the
and equivalent linear relations.
student have to bowl
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Divisibility rules help us
to raise $72?
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Evaluate algebraic expressions
find the factors of a number.
by substitution.
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Graphs provide information and
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Represent linear relations in tables
are a useful problem-solving tool.
and graphs.
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Efficient ways to represent
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Solve simple equations, then verify
a pattern can help us describe
the solutions.
and solve problems.