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The problem is to find the units digit of 4^320. Following the steps: 1) A pattern was observed that when the exponent is divisible by 2, the units digit is 6. 2) Since 320 is divisible by 2, the units digit of 4^320 must be 6.

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Understand The Problem: C (N, R) N!/ (N R) ! R!

The problem is to find the units digit of 4^320. Following the steps: 1) A pattern was observed that when the exponent is divisible by 2, the units digit is 6. 2) Since 320 is divisible by 2, the units digit of 4^320 must be 6.

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Understand What are the given  There are 10 questions of true or false.

the Problem information?  2 false answer and 8 true answer.

What is asked?  How many ways can a student answer the question if the
student answer 2 of the question with false.
 How many ways can a student answer the question if the
student answers the rest with true.
What is/are the  The value of possible ways a student can answer the
property/ies of the 10 questions of true or false when there the student
final answer? answered 2 questions with false and the rest is true.

Devise a What steps are 1. We will use the process of combination where the formula
Plan needed to solve is C(n,r)=n!/(n−r)! r!
the problem? 2. Substitute the value of n and r.
3. Solve the problem using combination formula.
Carry Out What are the 1. We let our n be the 10 questions. Since 2 questions are
the Plan results after we answered with false we let our r=2.
take the steps in 2. Solving the problem, we have
solving the nCr = n! / (n – r)! r!
problem? nCr = 10! / (10 – 2)! 2!
= 10 x 9 x 8! / (8)! 2!
= 10x9 / 2
= 45
There are 45 ways a student can answer the questions
with true or false if the student answer 2 questions with
false and the rest is true.

Review the Are we sure that 


Solution our answer is
correct?  The difference of the costs of the visor and the paper fan
is ₱95.00 − ₱5.00 = ₱90.00.

Direction. Use Polya’s four steps to problem solving in solving the following problems.

A true or false quiz contains 10 questions. In how many ways can a student answer the
questions if the student answers two of the questions with false and the rest with true?
Understand What are the given  4^320
the Problem information?  The number 4^320 is the product of 320 fours. Using the
exponent key on one type of scientific calculator yields the
result 4.562441^192.
 This shows the first digit, but not ones(last digit), since the
number 192 indicates that there are 192 places to the
right of the decimal.
What is asked? The units digit of 4^320

What is/are the  The answer should be an even number


property/ies of the
final answer?

Devise a What steps are  Use look pattern method


Plan needed to solve  Considering the values
the problem? 4^1, 4^2,4^3,4^4,4^5,4^6,4^7,4^8
Perhaps the units digit of these numbers form a pattern
that can be used to predict the units digit of 4^320
Carry Out What are the Considering the following values:
the Plan results after we 4^1=4
take the steps in 4^2=16
solving the 4^3=64
problem? 4^4=256
4^5=1024
4^6=4096
4^7=16384
4^8-65536
The units digit form a sequence 4,6,4,6,4,6,4,6.
From the above pattern it can be inferred whenever the
exponent of 4 is divisible by 2, the units digit is 6. Since, 320 is
divisible by 2, 4^320 must have a units digit of 6.

Review the Are we sure that  Let’s divide 320 by 3, the remainder is 2. Since, 3 is not divisible by
Solution our answer is 2 the unit digit of it is 4. Therefore, the exponent of 4 that is
correct? divisible by 2 has the units digit of 6.

Direction. Use Polya’s four steps to problem solving in solving the following problems.

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