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    The document describes a game played by 20 students with 20 lockers in a row. Each student passes through the lockers in turn, with the first opening all lockers, the second closing every other locker, and subsequent students opening or closing every third, fourth, etc locker. By the end of the game, only the lockers whose number is a perfect square will remain open, as these lockers are touched an even number of times. Lockers whose number is not a perfect square but is divisible by two will be touched by only two students. Lockers whose number is a multiple of three but not nine will be touched by only three students. All lockers are touched the same number of times.

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    The document describes a game played by 20 students with 20 lockers in a row. Each student passes through the lockers in turn, with the first opening all lockers, the second closing every other locker, and subsequent students opening or closing every third, fourth, etc locker. By the end of the game, only the lockers whose number is a perfect square will remain open, as these lockers are touched an even number of times. Lockers whose number is not a perfect square but is divisible by two will be touched by only two students. Lockers whose number is a multiple of three but not nine will be touched by only three students. All lockers are touched the same number of times.

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    The Locker Game

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    The document describes a game played by 20 students with 20 lockers in a row. Each student passes through the lockers in turn, with the first opening all lockers, the second closing every other locker, and subsequent students opening or closing every third, fourth, etc locker. By the end of the game, only the lockers whose number is a perfect square will remain open, as these lockers are touched an even number of times. Lockers whose number is not a perfect square but is divisible by two will be touched by only two students. Lockers whose number is a multiple of three but not nine will be touched by only three students. All lockers are touched the same number of times.

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    Illustrative

    Mathematics

    4.OA The Locker Game


    Task
    The 20 students in Mr. Wolf's 4th grade class are playing a game in a hallway that is
    lined with 20 lockers in a row.

    The first student starts with the first locker and goes down the hallway and opens all
    the lockers.
    The second student starts with the second locker and goes down the hallway and
    shuts every other locker.
    The third student stops at every third locker and opens the locker if it is closed or
    closes the locker if it is open.
    The fourth student stops at every fourth locker and opens the locker if it is closed or
    closes the locker if it is open.
    This process continues until all 20 students in the class have passed through the
    hallway.
    a. Which lockers are still open at the end of the game? Explain your reasoning.
    b. Which lockers were touched by only two students? Explain your reasoning.
    c. Which lockers were touched by only three students? Explain your reasoning.
    d. Which lockers were touched the most?

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