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1-18.
Finding and using a pattern is an important problem-solving skill necessary for your study of mathematics. The patterns in Diamond Problems are used later in the course to solve other types of algebraic problems.
Look for a pattern in the first three diamonds below. For the fourth diamond, explain how to find the missing numbers (?) if you know the two numbers (#).
Copy the Diamond Problems below onto your paper, then use the pattern you discovered to complete each one.
What do you do to each of the (#) numbers to get to the (?) numbers?