The pattern given is "square, triangle, circle, oval," which consists of 4 shapes. To find the 50th shape, you can use the modulo operation to determine the position within the repeating pattern.
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Divide 50 by 4 (the number of shapes in the pattern): \[ 50 \div 4 = 12 \text{ remainder } 2 \]
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The remainder tells you the position in the sequence:
- A remainder of 1 corresponds to the first shape (square),
- A remainder of 2 corresponds to the second shape (triangle),
- A remainder of 3 corresponds to the third shape (circle),
- A remainder of 0 would correspond to the fourth shape (oval).
Since the remainder is 2, the 50th shape in the pattern is a triangle.