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General Information
Related Benchmark: MAFS.4.OA.3.5
Reporting Category: Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Type: ETC: Editing Task Choice
Difficulty: N/A
Question:

A pattern starts with one triangle and follows the rule: "Add one triangle to the top, add one triangle to the left, add one triangle to the right." 

The first three figures for the pattern are shown.

Complete the statement to describe the 4th figure for the pattern shown. For each blank, fill in the circle before the word or phrase that is correct.

The 4th figure for the pattern will have an 

number of triangles because