Alex takes 15 minutes to make one L-shaped pattern. How many L-shaped patterns he'll make in an hour? Find a rule for the number of L-shaped patterns made by Alex in terms of the number of hours, using a variable.
Open in App
Solution
1 L-shape in15 minutes
So, the Number of L-shapes in an hour = 4
Now, we have to find a rule for the number of L-shaped boundaries formed in terms of the number of hours.
Number of L-shapes in an hour = 4 x 1 = 4
So, number of L-shapes in n hours = 4 x n = 4n