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Nanyang 2025 P6 Maths Prelim — Paper 1 Booklet A Q15 Solution

Paper 1 Booklet A · Q15 · 2 marks · Whole Numbers

Question

A table with 4 columns is filled with numbers in a certain pattern. The first six rows of the table are shown. In which column will the number 257 appear?
Answer: 2

Worked solution

  1. The numbers fill the table following the pattern Column B, D, B, D, ... for odd rows and Column C, A, C, A for even-row positions. Following the pattern of where each number is placed, $257$ falls in Column B.

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