Question

Natalie is playing the Integer Game and only shows you the four cards shown below. She tells you that the rest of her cards have the same values on them and match one of these four cards.

Answer 1

Missing part of question

(a) If all matching cards will increase her score by 18, what are the matching cards

(b) If all matching cards will decrease her score by 12, what are the matching cards

See attachment for cards

Answer:

(a) 9 card number 2 or 6 card number 3

(b) 6 card number -6

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The number on the cards are: 2, 3, -6 and 4

Solving (a): An increment of 18

From the card numbers attached, there are 3 positive numbers and 1 negative number

If any of the card numbers is to increase her score, then the card number must be positive. So, we have: card numbers 2, 3 and 4 that fit in this category.

Next, for a card number to give an increment of 18; the card number must be a factor of 18.

So, we have:

$\frac{18}{2} = 9$

$\frac{18}{3} = 6$

$\frac{18}{4} = 4.5$

Only 2 and 3 are factors of 18.

So, Natalie cards are: 9 card number 2 or 6 card number 3

Solving (b): A decrement of 12

If any of the card numbers is to decrease her score, then the card number must be negative. So, we have: card -6 that fit in this category.

Next, is to check if -12 is divisible by -6 (-12 means decrement of 12)

So, we have:

$\frac{-12}{-6} = 2$

So, Natalie cards are: 6 card number -6