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Who doesn’t like a good story problem now and then? 17. A runner is running a staircase with 21 stairs. She runs up one stair then back down, then turns around and goes up two stairs and then down again, then up three and back down. She keeps this up until she gets to the top and goes back down and is finished. How many steps will she take?

Dan Meyers How about this:

Dan Meyer says: 1. Use multimedia; 2. Encourage student intuition; 3. Ask the shortest question you can; 4. Let students build the problem; 5. Be less helpful. (Design a sequel.) 17. A runner is running a staircase with 21 stairs. She runs up one stair then back down, then turns around and goes up two stairs and then down again, then up three and back down. She keeps this up until she gets to the top and goes back down and is finished. How many steps will she take? Who doesn’t like a good math word problem now and then?

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