Thinking of numbers
scares me.
Adding the first 100
seems an arduous task
Man, my gears are rusty
been out of school a while.
It took forever
to understand the question
There has to be
a simpler way!
I’m getting
more confused!
My brain says “ah, ha!``
2 and 8
they make 10
4 and 6
make 10 too
My brain prefers it this way!
1 and 199
3 and 197
5 and 195
7 and 193
My brain prefers it this way!
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Or make columns:
1 to 9
11 to 19
21 to 29
The sums go in increments of 50
My brain prefers it this way!
Three of us used tables
but found different patterns
It’s weird
there are so many
I wish that I could see
another cool way
Numbers are interesting
and will surprise you
The pattern is more evident
with odd numbers
Maybe I'll give odd numbers
more of a chance! |