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The staircase goes up 1, 2, 3, 4 blocks and back down 3, 2, 1, using 16 blocks in all. How many blocks are needed for a staircase that goes up to 8 and back down to 1?

Class 6Patterns in Whole NumbersWhole Numbers
  • A72
  • B36
  • C64
  • D56

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An up-and-down staircase to uses blocks: to 4 it is . To 8 it is . (36 counts only the way up.)
Answer: C) 64

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