To find out which rule will give Maya a repeating pattern that has a triangle as the 20th shape, we can analyze each of the responses and see how they repeat.
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triange, square, circle, circle
Pattern: triangle, square, circle, circle (Repeats every 4 shapes)
20 mod 4 = 0 → 20th shape is circle. -
square, triangle, circle, circle
Pattern: square, triangle, circle, circle (Repeats every 4 shapes)
20 mod 4 = 0 → 20th shape is circle. -
square, circle, circle, triangle
Pattern: square, circle, circle, triangle (Repeats every 4 shapes)
20 mod 4 = 0 → 20th shape is triangle. -
circle, circle, triangle, square
Pattern: circle, circle, triangle, square (Repeats every 4 shapes)
20 mod 4 = 0 → 20th shape is square.
From this analysis, the option that results in a triangle being the 20th shape is:
square, circle, circle, triangle.