youcubed: Leo The Rabbit
Leo the Rabbit has become a Youcubed favorite.It is a great problem for using creativity to illustrate and justify student thinking and it leads to rich class discussion.

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Leo the Rabbit is climbing up a flight of 10 steps. Leo can only hop up 1 or 2 steps each time he hops. He never hops down, only up. How many different ways can Leo hop up the flight of 10 steps? Provide evidence to justify your thinking.


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Data, Graphing & Statistics
K-6, Middle School, High School, Educator
3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade, 10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade
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