Abby takes 6 steps forward, then 2 steps back. If she repeats this pattern,how many steps will she be from where she startedafter 4 moves? After 5 Moves?
draw a grid, and draw where she started in one color and where she ended in a different color.
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To solve this problem, we need to keep track of Abby's position after each move. Let's assume Abby starts at position 0.
After the first move, Abby takes 6 steps forward, so she is now at position 6.
After the second move, Abby takes 2 steps back, so she is now at position 4.
Now let's repeat this pattern for the next moves.
After the third move, Abby takes 6 steps forward from position 4, so she will be at position 10.
After the fourth move, Abby takes 2 steps back from position 10, so she will be at position 8.
Now, let's calculate the position after the fifth move.
After the fifth move, Abby takes 6 steps forward from position 8. So she will be at position 14.
Therefore, after 4 moves, Abby will be at position 8, and after 5 moves, Abby will be at position 14.