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Penny Jar Patterns

• 4 Complete the following table for this Penny Jar situation: Start with 2 pennies. Add 3 pennies each round.

  Number of Rounds	Total Number of Pennies
  Start with
  1
  2
  3
  4
  5
  6
  7
  10

• 5 Write a rule for this Penny Jar situation. First write it in words. Then write it as an equation.

• 6 Will there ever be exactly 90 pennies in the jar after some round? Why or why not? Try to find the answer without calculating the total for every round up to 90.

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