Another Look! Sam needs to paint his taxi number on his taxi. His number is the next greatest number in the pattern. What is Sam's taxi number? First sort the numbers from least to greatest. 400,405 Then look for a pattern and name the pattern rule. Look for a number pattern to solve. First sort the numbers from least to greatest. Then look for a pattern and name the pattern rule. What number is next in the pattern?

Solution

A n o t h er L oo k! S am n ee d s t o p ain t hi s t a x i n u mb er o n hi s t a x i . H i s n u mb er i s t h e n e x t g re a t es t n u mb er in t h e p a tt er n . Wha t i s S a m^{'} s t a x i n u mb er ? F i rs t sor t t h e n u mb ers f ro m l e a s t t o g re a t es t . 400, 405 T h e n l oo k f or a p a tt er n an d nam e t h e p a tt er n r u l e . L oo k f or a n u mb er p a tt er n t o so l v e . F i rs t sor t t h e n u mb ers f ro m l e a s t t o g re a t es t . T h e n l oo k f or a p a tt er n an d nam e t h e p a tt er n r u l e . Wha t n u mb er i s n e x t in t h e p a tt er n ?

True for all x \in R

Solution steps

Represent the number with

x

A.T.Q.:

x = x

Solve for

x, x = x :

True for all

x

True for all x \in R