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The number 24 is special because it is just one short of being a square number.
So 24 + 1 = 25 and 5^2 = 25
AND when you double 24 the answer is also one short of being a square
number.
So 24 \times 2 = 48 and 48 + 1 = 49 and 7^2 = 49.
Find another number that is special in the same way as 24.
These squares have been made from Cuisenaire rods. Can you describe the pattern? What would the next square look like?
Cut differently-sized square corners from a square piece of paper to make boxes without lids. Do they all have the same volume?