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Magic Plant

On Friday the magic plant was only 2 centimetres tall. Every day it doubled its height. How tall was it on Monday?

The Amazing Splitting Plant

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How many branches will there be after three weeks? Four weeks ...?
How will you keep track of the number of branches?
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