Grades 1-2 Video Solutions 2019-2019Levels12prob24

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Amalia's machine transforms one red token into three white tokens and one white token into two red tokens. Starting with three red tokens and one white token, she uses the machine three times. To minimize the total number of tokens, it's optimal to use white tokens in transformations to gain fewer total tokens. Following this strategy, Amalia uses the machine: first on the white token for two red tokens, second on a red token for three white tokens, and third on one white token for two red tokens. This results in a total of eight tokens. The smallest number of tokens is thus 8.

Keywords

token transformation

red tokens

white tokens

minimize tokens

optimal strategy