Lisa Simpson has a clever trick that she uses to guess how old people are. She...

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Lisa Simpson has a clever "trick" that she uses to "guess" how old people are. She uses the table below to figure out her friends' ages. She asks, "Which columns of the chart does your age appear in?" Then, using that information, she determines the person's age. Column E 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Column D Column C 8 4 9 5 10 6 11 12 13. 14 15 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 7 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 28 29 30 31 Column B 2 3 6 7 DHHERUNGS 10 11 14 15 18 19 22 23 26 27 30 31 Column A 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 For example, here is a sample dialogue between Lisa and her friend Stinky. Lisa: Which columns of my magic chart does your age appear in? Stinky: In columns C and A. Lisa: (After thinking for a minute.) Well then you must be 5 years old. Stinky: You're right! How did you know? Lisa's older brother, Bart, thinks that all Lisa did to determine Stinky's age was search on the chart to find a number that appears in both C and A. But Lisa insists she has a more sophisticated method than that. In fact, Lisa says she can figure out the ages without even looking at the numbers on the chart. All she needs to know is the columns. Find and explain Lisa's method. How does she figure out the ages without looking at the numbers on the chart? Explain your reasoning and compare it to other strategies posted by your group members. Lisa Simpson has a clever "trick" that she uses to "guess" how old people are. She uses the table below to figure out her friends' ages. She asks, "Which columns of the chart does your age appear in?" Then, using that information, she determines the person's age. Column E 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Column D Column C 8 4 9 5 10 6 11 12 13. 14 15 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 7 12 13 14 15 20 21 22 23 28 29 30 31 Column B 2 3 6 7 DHHERUNGS 10 11 14 15 18 19 22 23 26 27 30 31 Column A 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 For example, here is a sample dialogue between Lisa and her friend Stinky. Lisa: Which columns of my magic chart does your age appear in? Stinky: In columns C and A. Lisa: (After thinking for a minute.) Well then you must be 5 years old. Stinky: You're right! How did you know? Lisa's older brother, Bart, thinks that all Lisa did to determine Stinky's age was search on the chart to find a number that appears in both C and A. But Lisa insists she has a more sophisticated method than that. In fact, Lisa says she can figure out the ages without even looking at the numbers on the chart. All she needs to know is the columns. Find and explain Lisa's method. How does she figure out the ages without looking at the numbers on the chart? Explain your reasoning and compare it to other strategies posted by your group members.

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