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    The student explored finding the highest impossible number that can be made from combinations of 3 and 5. They created a list of numbers 1-100 and systematically eliminated possible numbers. They determined the highest impossible number is 7. They then explored other number combinations, finding rules for when there is or isn't a highest impossible number. The key rules are that even number combinations have infinite impossible numbers, and combinations including 1 have no impossible numbers. For combinations with a highest impossible number, the student derived the equation (x * y) - (x + y) to calculate it. They provided examples and concluded they had solved the problem.

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    The student explored finding the highest impossible number that can be made from combinations of 3 and 5. They created a list of numbers 1-100 and systematically eliminated possible numbers. They determined the highest impossible number is 7. They then explored other number combinations, finding rules for when there is or isn't a highest impossible number. The key rules are that even number combinations have infinite impossible numbers, and combinations including 1 have no impossible numbers. For combinations with a highest impossible number, the student derived the equation (x * y) - (x + y) to calculate it. They provided examples and concluded they had solved the problem.

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    The student explored finding the highest impossible number that can be made from combinations of 3 and 5. They created a list of numbers 1-100 and systematically eliminated possible numbers. They determined the highest impossible number is 7. They then explored other number combinations, finding rules for when there is or isn't a highest impossible number. The key rules are that even number combinations have infinite impossible numbers, and combinations including 1 have no impossible numbers. For combinations with a highest impossible number, the student derived the equation (x * y) - (x + y) to calculate it. They provided examples and concluded they had solved the problem.

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    The student explored finding the highest impossible number that can be made from combinations of 3 and 5. They created a list of numbers 1-100 and systematically eliminated possible numbers. They determined the highest impossible number is 7. They then explored other number combinations, finding rules for when there is or isn't a highest impossible number. The key rules are that even number combinations have infinite impossible numbers, and combinations including 1 have no impossible numbers. For combinations with a highest impossible number, the student derived the equation (x * y) - (x + y) to calculate it. They provided examples and concluded they had solved the problem.

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    Alaina Wray 

    POW #5 
    Math 1 
    11/14 

      
    Problem Statement: 
    1. What is the highest impossible number to make out of combinations of 3 and 5? 
    2. Play around with other number combinations. 
    3. Is there always a highest impossible number? 
    4. Find a rule for when there is not a highest impossible number. 
    5. Find a rule for when there is a highest impossible number and an equation. 
     
     
    Process: 
    The first thing I did was make a list of numbers 1-100 on a google doc. Then I went 
    through and deleted all the number that were possible. I started with multiples of 3 and 5. 
    Then I got rid of everything that ended with a multiple of 3 because I could make whatever 
    ten it was 10-100 out of five then, I could get rid of what the three could go into in the ones 
    place. Next I got rid of everything that ended in 8 because 3+5=8. Then I just went through 
    all the numbers making them out of a combination of 3 and 5. I did that until I had 13 
    numbers left. Then I realized that after the number 7 everything was possible! So there went 
    an hour of my life! I knew then that if I could make for example numbers 20-29 I could 
    simply add or subtract 10 made of two 5s to get the next set of 10. So there was that! 
    Next I tried different number combinations. I found that if the both numbers were even they 
    had a infinitive amount of impossible numbers since they can not make any odd numbers. I 
    also found that if one of the numbers was 1 there was not any impossible numbers. Finally I 
    set on the task of finding an rule and an equation for when there is a highest impossible 
    score. The rule I found that the two numbers can only be odd and even, or odd and odd; but 
    not containing a one. Finding an equation was hard. I had no idea where to start! So I 
    asked Torrey to give me a nudge in the right direction. She told me to think about a number 
    line and that the equation had something to do with multiplying X and Y together. X and Y 
    being then numbers you make combinations out of. So I made a number line. Then I wrote 
    down the products of the number combinations I had. I worked on it on the way into town 
    and then when I got to school I sat in the main office working on it. I tried adding, 
    subtracting, multiplying and dividing every number relating to the problem together because I 
    was still really confused. Then I looked at the number line circled 15 and 7 (15 the product of 
    Alaina Wray 
    POW #5 
    Math 1 
    11/14 
    3 and 5 and 7 the highest impossible score of 3 and 5.) I subtracted 7 from 15 which was 8. 
    Then it clicked! 8 is the sum of 5 and 3! With this realization I made an equation: 
    (x * y ) − (x + y ) . Then I tried it on a few of the other number combinations I had and it 
    worked to!!! Then I sat in silence for about 5 minutes. Now after I got home from school I 
    started my write up and now we are here! The end!  
     
    Attached Work: 
    Will be attached! 
     
    Conclusion (solution): 
    A) 
    The highest impossible score for 3 and 5 is 7. It is impossible because 3+3=6 5+5=10 and 
    3+5=8. 3+3 is two low and 3+5 is two high. The reason this is the highest impossible is 
    because I can make, for example numbers 20-29 I could simply add or subtract 10 (made of 
    two 5s) to get the next set of 10. Here is how I get 20-29: 
    20= 5+5+5+5 
    21= 5+3+3+5+5 
    22=3+3+3+3+5+5 
    23=5+5+5+5+3 
    24= 5+3+3+3+5+5 
    25=5+5+5+5+5 
    26= 5+5+5+5+3+3 
    27= 5+3+3+3+5+5+3 
    28=5+5+5+5+3+5 
    29=5+3+3+5+5+5+3 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Alaina Wray 
    POW #5 
    Math 1 
    11/14 
    B/C) 
    Product of X and  X or Y  X or Y  Highest impossible 
    Y  number  
    15  3  5  7 
    6  2  3  1 
    -  2  6   
    21  7  3  11 
    -  8  1  none 
    24  8  3  13 
     
    Rules: 
    *All even number combinations had an infinite amount of impossible numbers. 
    (this is true because two even number can not make an odd number.) 
    *Any combination with a number 1 has no impossible numbers 
    (This is true because every number is divisible by 1.) 
    *Only combinations with an odd and odd or odd and even have a impossible number 
    (This is true because of why the other rules are true) 
     
    The equation to find the highest impossible number is: 
    (x * y ) − (x + y )  
     
    This equation works because: 
     
    (3 * 5) − (3 + 5) = 7  
    And  
    (7 * 3) − (7 + 3) = 11  
     
    It also works for any other numbers you can try, except for if the numbers are both even or 
    one of them is 1. 
     
    Alaina Wray 
    POW #5 
    Math 1 
    11/14 
     
     
    Extension: 
    The shoe is a very interesting game. You and all the other players put your shoes in the 
    middle of the trampoline. There is 3 ways to score points: if you knock someone's shoe off the 
    trampoline by jumping you get 6 points. If someone else touches your shoe you get 3 points. If 
    you can do a belly flop you get 9 points. Answer these questions: 
    1. What is the highest impossible score? For example making 2 points is impossible. 
    2. Play around with other number combinations. 
    3. Is there always a highest impossible number? 
    4. Find a rule for when there is not a highest impossible score. 
    5. Find a rule for when there is a highest impossible score and an equation. 
     
    Evaluation: 
    This problem was really hard but enjoyable. I wish I would have not been so stressed because 
    then I would of solved it faster. To pick at the problem I wish it had not been about football. 
    I think without Torreys hint I would have needed more time on this POW since I’m so busy 
    and have a ton of other work. I really liked my extension. That is all I have to say! (: 
     
     
     
     

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