Tuesday, September 14, 2010

#20 Activity: Hypothesis and Conjecture (Knowing Your Number)

Here are the number Table
  1. 0-127 Table
  2. 0-63 Table
  3. 0-31 Table
  4. 0-15 Table
Based on your observation and knowledge, please formulate a hypothesis/conjecture about how the instructor could figure out the numbers (using the comment function).  Also, provide some evidence/data to support your hypothesis/conjecture.
  
Please indicate the applicable tables related to your number.
Survey submission: Knowing your numbers
Posted by cctai@etsu at 8:21 AM

10 comments:

  1. Jen GloverSeptember 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    I hypothesize that you add the number to every table that you say "yes" to, and stop and the "no"

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  2. ashleySeptember 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    The numbers in each box differ, in the first box it is always all the odd numbers. Following that, the first number in the left hand of the tables is twice the previous.

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  3. austin morrisonSeptember 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    There is a different pattern in each of the tables that can narrow down the choices when guessing the number.

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  4. trenton puckettSeptember 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    The first number in each table is added togeather to come up with the answer.

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  5. Jonathan BarrettSeptember 14, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    Add the first number in every table together in which "yes" is the answer and you get their number.

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  6. UnknownSeptember 14, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    Hypothesis: The teacher listens to the wether or not the students number is in each table. When a student says their number is in a table the teacher takes the first number in that table and adds it to any of the first numbers in the other tables that the students number is in.

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  7. ChelsieSeptember 14, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    I think that every first number in each box is multiplied by 2, and then the first number determined the pattern for the rest of the box.

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  8. CelesteSeptember 14, 2010 at 6:36 PM

    Add the first number of all the Yes answers. I tested. It works. In looking at the tables, I can see their is a pattern, but I haven't quite figured out the pattern for creating the tables so that I can replicate this at home.

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  9. Terri GougeSeptember 15, 2010 at 9:05 PM

    I noticed on the 0-15 table that on the first three box groups if you subtract the top number from the bottom number the answer is always 8. On the last set if you subtract the top number from the bottom the answers are all 4. Other than that I can't figure it out. Maybe Mr. Tai does have superpowers!

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  10. Terri GougeSeptember 15, 2010 at 9:11 PM

    The only pattern I can see is that in all of th.e box groups if you subtract the top number from the bottom one the answer is always 8, except for the last set and the answer is always 4. My hypothesis is Mr. Tai has superpowers!!! I can't figure it out

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