Madhav plans a gate design and finds one shape will not fit the repeat. That shape:
ACannot be counted
BCannot be formed
CCannot be painted
DCannot be bought
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Cannot be formed
1. A pattern only accepts shapes that continue it.
2. One choice breaks the repeat.
3. So it cannot be formed.
_Source: syllabus Mathematics Class II, Chapter 5, Patterns._
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