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6.3 Number Pyramids

🎓 Class 8 Mathematics CBSE Theory Ch 6 — Algebra Play ⏱ ~29 min
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6.3 Number Pyramids

In a number pyramid?, each number is the sum of the two numbers directly below it in the row. Here is a small pyramid:

1 9 4 10 13 23
Bottom row 1, 9, 4 → middle row 10 (= 1+9), 13 (= 9+4) → top 23 (= 10+13).

Filling a partially given pyramid

How do we fill a pyramid like the one below, where the top is 10 and one bottom cell contains 4?

4 ? ? ? ? 10

Let us place letters in the unknown cells. If the bottom row is \(a, b, c\), then the middle row is \(a+b, b+c\) and the top is \((a+b) + (b+c) = a + 2b + c\).

Master Formula (3-row pyramid)

Top = bottom-left + 2 × bottom-middle + bottom-right, i.e. \( \text{top} = a + 2b + c \).

Worked Example — filling from top

Pyramid has top 60 and bottom row 12, c, 8. What is \(c\)?

Using \( 60 = 12 + 2c + 8 \Rightarrow 2c = 40 \Rightarrow c = 20 \). The middle row becomes \(12 + 20 = 32\) and \(20 + 8 = 28\), which add to 60. ✓

For a 3-row pyramid with all unknowns in the bottom: top \( = a + 2b + c \). If the bottom is \(a, b, c\) and you want top = 50, one quick choice is \(a = 10, b = 15, c = 10\) because \(10 + 30 + 10 = 50\).

Fill the following pyramids quickly: (a) top 50, bottom 4, ?, 6: \(50 = 4 + 2b + 6 \to b = 20\). Middle = 24, 26. (b) top 40, bottom 5, ?, 7: \(40 = 5 + 2b + 7 \to b = 14\). (c) top 35, bottom 3, ?, 5: \(35 = 3 + 2b + 5 \to b = 13.5\) — allowed if fractions are permitted.

Pyramid with four rows

For a 4-row pyramid with bottom \(a, b, c, d\), the top is \( a + 3b + 3c + d\) — you can check this by building up the rows using the "sum of the two below" rule. Notice the "Pascal-triangle" coefficients 1, 3, 3, 1.

a b c d a+b b+c c+d a+2b+c b+2c+d a+3b+3c+d
4-row pyramid — expressions show how each cell is built from \(a, b, c, d\).

6.4 Fun with Grids — Calendar Magic

A page from an August 2025 calendar is given. Your friend picks a 2 × 2 grid? from this calendar, adds the 4 numbers in this grid and tells you the sum.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31
A highlighted 2 × 2 grid: 6, 7, 13, 14 → sum = 40.

Let the top-left corner of the 2 × 2 block be \(a\). Then the 4 cells are \(a\), \(a+1\), \(a+7\), \(a+8\) (because the row below adds 7 days, and the next column adds 1).

The Key Identity

Sum \(= a + (a+1) + (a+7) + (a+8) = 4a + 16\).

To recover \(a\) from the sum \(S\): \(a = (S - 16)/4\). All 4 numbers follow immediately.

Example 1 — Sum is 36

Given \(S = 36\): \(a = (36 - 16)/4 = 5\). The grid is 5, 6, 12, 13.

Try this: If your friend reports the sum is 80, what 4 dates did they pick? \(a = (80-16)/4 = 16\) → dates 16, 17, 23, 24.

Create your own calendar trick

Use a different grid shape and find its sum-to-corner formula. For a 3 × 3 grid with top-left \(a\), the sum of all 9 cells is \(9a + 72\). From the sum, \(a = (S-72)/9\).

Algebra Grids — shapes as letters

In the following grids, shapes represent numbers. In each row, the last column is the sum of the values to its left. How do we find the values of the shapes?

Example: ■ ■ ■ = 27, ● ● ■ ■ = 19, ● ● ■ = ?. From the first row, 3■ = 27 → ■ = 9. From the second row, 2● + 2(9) = 19 → 2● = 1 → ● = 0.5. So ● ● ■ = 0.5 + 0.5 + 9 = 10.

Activity: Calendar Trick on a Friend
L4 Analyse
Materials: Any monthly calendar page, paper, pencil
Predict: You will "guess" the 4 dates in your friend's 2×2 block knowing only the sum.
  1. Ask your friend to secretly choose a 2×2 block on the calendar and tell you only the sum of the 4 numbers.
  2. Compute \(a = (S - 16)/4\) mentally.
  3. Announce the 4 dates: \(a\), \(a+1\), \(a+7\), \(a+8\).
  4. Repeat with a 3×3 block, using \(a = (S-72)/9\).
  5. Try a 2×3 block and derive its formula first. (Answer: sum \(= 6a + 24\).)

Cells of 2×3 block with top-left \(a\): \(a, a+1, a+2, a+7, a+8, a+9\). Sum = \(6a + (0+1+2+7+8+9) = 6a + 27\). So \(a = (S - 27)/6\). (The earlier "24" was for an unrelated shape; derive each block yourself!)

6.5 The Largest Product

Fill the digits 2, 3, and 5 in the boxes □ □ × □ using each digit once. What is the largest product possible?

There are six arrangements: 23×5 = 115, 32×5 = 160, 25×3 = 75, 52×3 = 156, 35×2 = 70, 53×2 = 106.

The largest is 32 × 5 = 160. Can we see why without computing all six? Let the multiplier be the single digit \(m\) and let the two-digit factor have tens digit \(t\) and units digit \(u\). The product is \((10t + u) \cdot m = 10tm + um\). To maximise, \(tm\) (the tens contribution) should be as big as possible — so place the largest remaining digit in the tens place of the two-digit number.

Rule of Thumb

The bigger of the two numbers that will be multiplied by the tens place contributes the most. In \(p \cdot qr\), the larger of \(\{p, q, r\}\) should be the tens digit; the next largest is the multiplier; the smallest is the units digit.

For digits \(p, q, r\) with \(p < q < r\), the 6 possible products are \(pq \cdot r, qp \cdot r, pr \cdot q, rp \cdot q, qr \cdot p, rq \cdot p\). The largest is \(qr \cdot p\) — that is, put the two largest digits into the 2-digit number (larger in the tens place) and the smallest as the multiplier.

Figure it Out. (i) Using digits 1, 3, 7 in □ □ × □: largest product = 73 × 1? Let's check: 73 × 1 = 73, 71 × 3 = 213, 37 × 1 = 37, 31 × 7 = 217, 17 × 3 = 51, 13 × 7 = 91. Largest is 31 × 7 = 217 — so the multiplier is the largest digit when there is a very small digit around. The rule flips for very lopsided digits. (ii) Digits 3, 5, 7: largest = 75 × 3 = 225? Check: 75 × 3 = 225, 73 × 5 = 365, 57 × 3 = 171, 53 × 7 = 371, 37 × 5 = 185, 35 × 7 = 245. Largest is 53 × 7 = 371.

6.6 Decoding Divisibility Tricks

Mukta shows Shubham a trick: "Choose a 2-digit number of different digits. Don't reveal it! Reverse the digits to get another number. Find their difference. Divide the result by 9. No remainder!"

Why is the difference divisible by 9?

Let the original 2-digit number be \(\overline{ab} = 10a + b\). The reversed number is \(\overline{ba} = 10b + a\). Difference = \((10a + b) - (10b + a) = 9a - 9b = 9(a - b)\). Since the difference is \(9 \times\) (integer), it is divisible by 9. And the quotient equals \(a - b\).

Check: pick 74. Reverse → 47. \(74 - 47 = 27\). \(27 \div 9 = 3 = 7 - 4\). ✓

Quotient of 9 and divisibility by 11

Extending the trick: what if we add the number and its reverse? \( (10a + b) + (10b + a) = 11a + 11b = 11(a + b) \). The sum is divisible by 11, with quotient \(a + b\).

Figure it Out — End-of-Chapter Exercises

Q1. Without building the entire pyramid, find the number in the topmost row, given the bottom row in each of these cases. (a) 4, 13, 8 (b) 8, 7, 11 (c) 3, 10, 14, 25.
(a) Top = \(4 + 2(13) + 8 = 38\). (b) Top = \(8 + 2(7) + 11 = 33\). (c) Top of a 4-row pyramid = \(a + 3b + 3c + d = 3 + 3(10) + 3(14) + 25 = 3 + 30 + 42 + 25 = 100\).
Q2. Write an expression for the topmost row of a pyramid with 4 rows in terms of the values in the bottom row.
If bottom row is \(a, b, c, d\), the top = \(a + 3b + 3c + d\). Coefficients are from Pascal's row 1 3 3 1.
Q3. Without building the pyramid, find the number in the topmost row given the bottom row: (a) 8, 19, 21, 13, 7 (b) 18, 2, 3, 7 (c) 9, 7, 5, 11.
(a) 5-row pyramid: coefficients 1, 4, 6, 4, 1. Top = \(8 + 4(19) + 6(21) + 4(13) + 7 = 8 + 76 + 126 + 52 + 7 = 269\). (b) 4-row: \(18 + 3(2) + 3(3) + 7 = 18 + 6 + 9 + 7 = 40\). (c) 4-row: \(9 + 3(7) + 3(5) + 11 = 9 + 21 + 15 + 11 = 56\).
Q4. Recall the Virahānka-Fibonacci sequence 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 ... where each number is the sum of the two numbers before it. (a) If the first three Virahānka-Fibonacci numbers are written in the bottom row, what number appears at the top of a 4-row pyramid? (b) What if we use the first four and build a 5-row pyramid?
(a) Bottom 1, 2, 3 (only 3 numbers → 3-row pyramid). Top = \(1 + 2(2) + 3 = 8\). If we interpret as a 4-row with values 1, 2, 3, 5: top = \(1 + 3(2) + 3(3) + 5 = 1 + 6 + 9 + 5 = 21\). Interestingly, 21 is also a Virahānka-Fibonacci number! (b) Bottom 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 (5-row): top = \(1 + 4(2) + 6(3) + 4(5) + 8 = 1 + 8 + 18 + 20 + 8 = 55\) — again a Virahānka-Fibonacci number.
Q5. What can you say about the numbers in the pyramid and the number at the top in the following cases? (i) First few Virahānka-Fibonacci numbers are written in the bottom row of a 4-row pyramid. (ii) First 29 Virahānka-Fibonacci numbers are written in the bottom row of a 29-row pyramid.
(i) The top is a Virahānka-Fibonacci number itself — specifically, it equals a Fibonacci term further down the sequence. (ii) The pattern continues: the top of the 29-row pyramid is a specific Fibonacci number much further along. In general, the top of an \(n\)-row Pascal-weighted Fibonacci pyramid equals \(F_{2n-1}\), a known identity involving Fibonacci numbers.
Q6. If the bottom row of a pyramid contains the first \(n\) Virahānka-Fibonacci numbers, what can we say about the number at the top?
It is itself a Virahānka-Fibonacci number, namely \(F_{2n-1}\) — i.e. the \((2n-1)^{\text{th}}\) term of the sequence. For example \(n=4\) gives \(F_7 = 21\); \(n=5\) gives \(F_9 = 55\).
Q7. Fill the digits 1, 3, and 7 in □ □ × □ to make the largest product possible.
Checking arrangements gives 31 × 7 = 217 as the largest.
Q8. Fill the digits 3, 5, and 9 in □ □ × □ to make the largest product possible.
Checking: 95 × 3 = 285, 93 × 5 = 465, 59 × 3 = 177, 53 × 9 = 477, 39 × 5 = 195, 35 × 9 = 315. Largest = 53 × 9 = 477.
Q9. In the rule above, what happens if \(a < b\)?
If \(a < b\) in the 2-digit reverse trick, then \(10a + b - (10b + a) = 9(a - b)\) is negative. The absolute difference is still \(9|a - b|\) and is still divisible by 9. Usually we pick the bigger number first to keep the difference positive.
Q10. In the trick above, instead of finding the difference between the two 2-digit numbers, find their sum. What will happen? For example: We start with 33. After reversing we get 33. Adding, we get 66. Is 66 always divisible by 9? We start with 28. After reversing we get 82. Adding 28 and 82 we get 110. Is 110 divisible by 9?
The sum is always divisible by 11, not 9. \((10a + b) + (10b + a) = 11(a + b)\). Examples: 33 + 33 = 66 = 11 × 6; 28 + 82 = 110 = 11 × 10.
Q11. Consider any 3-digit number, say 763. Make two other 3-digit numbers from these digits by cyclic rotation: 637 and 376. Find the sum. Using algebra, justify the result.
Let the digits be \(a, b, c\). The three cyclic numbers are \(100a + 10b + c\), \(100b + 10c + a\), \(100c + 10a + b\). Adding: \(111(a + b + c)\). So the sum is always divisible by 111 = 3 × 37. Example: 763 + 637 + 376 = 1776 = 111 × 16 (where \(7+6+3 = 16\)).
Q12. Consider any 3-digit number, say 345. Make it a 6-digit number by repeating the digits: 345345. Divide it by 7, by 11 and by 13. Do you get 345? Try this with other numbers.
A 6-digit repeat number \(\overline{abcabc} = 1001 \times \overline{abc}\). Since \(1001 = 7 \times 11 \times 13\), dividing by any of these factors — or by all three — gives back the original number. For 345345: 345345/7 = 49335, 49335/11 = 4485, 4485/13 = 345. ✓
Q13. There are 3 shrines, each with a magical pond in front. In the first pond (shrine 1), Anyone dips flowers into these magical ponds, the number of flowers doubles. A person has to leave some flowers in the first pond as an offering. He dips the remaining in the second pond and leaves an equal number of flowers in each shrine, for how many flowers does he start with? How many flowers did he place in each shrine?
Let the starting flowers be \(x\), and the equal offering at each shrine be \(k\). Shrine 1: after dip \(2x\); he offers \(k\) → remaining \(2x - k\). Shrine 2: after dip \(2(2x - k) = 4x - 2k\); offers \(k\) → remaining \(4x - 3k\). Shrine 3: after dip \(8x - 6k\); offers \(k\) → remaining \(8x - 7k\). For him to end with zero flowers: \(8x - 7k = 0 \Rightarrow x = 7k/8\). The smallest whole solution is \(k = 8, x = 7\) — but let us assume he ends by offering all: so with \(k = 8\) offerings he started with \(x = 7\) flowers. (Alternative settings yield similar ratios.)
Q14. A farm has horses and hens. The total number of heads is 50 and of legs is 150. How many horses and hens are there? (Can you solve this without letter-numbers?)
Let horses = \(h\), hens = \(c\). Then \(h + c = 50\) and \(4h + 2c = 150\). From the first, \(c = 50 - h\). Substitute: \(4h + 2(50 - h) = 150 \Rightarrow 2h + 100 = 150 \Rightarrow h = 25\), so \(c = 25\). 25 horses and 25 hens. Without letters: if all 50 were hens, legs = 100 — 50 extra legs means 50/2 = 25 horses.
Q15. A mother is 5 times her daughter's age. In 6 years, the mother will be 3 times her daughter's age. How old is the daughter now?
Let the daughter now be \(d\). Mother now = \(5d\). In 6 years: \(5d + 6 = 3(d + 6) \Rightarrow 5d + 6 = 3d + 18 \Rightarrow 2d = 12 \Rightarrow d = 6\). Daughter is 6; mother is 30.
Q16. Two friends, Gauri and Naina, are cowherds. One day, they pass each other on the road with their cows. Gauri says to Naina, "You have twice as many cows as I do!" Naina says, "That's true, but if I gave you three of my cows, we would each have the same number of cows." How many cows do Gauri and Naina have?
Let Gauri = \(g\), Naina = \(2g\). If Naina gives 3 to Gauri: Gauri = \(g + 3\), Naina = \(2g - 3\). Equal → \(g + 3 = 2g - 3 \Rightarrow g = 6\). Gauri has 6, Naina has 12.
Q17. I run a small dosa cart and my expenses are as follows: Rent for the cart each day is ₹5000. Cost of making one dosa (including ingredients and fuel) is ₹10. (i) If I can sell 100 dosas a day, what should be the selling price of my dosa to make a profit of ₹2000? (ii) If customers are willing to pay only ₹50 for a dosa, how many dosas should I sell in a day to make a profit of ₹2000?
Let selling price = \(p\), number sold = \(n\). Daily profit = \(np - 5000 - 10n\). (i) \(n = 100\), profit target 2000: \(100p - 5000 - 1000 = 2000 \Rightarrow 100p = 8000 \Rightarrow p = \mathbf{₹80}\). (ii) \(p = 50\), profit 2000: \(50n - 5000 - 10n = 2000 \Rightarrow 40n = 7000 \Rightarrow n = 175\). 175 dosas.
Q18. Evaluate the following sequence of fractions: \(\dfrac{1}{3},\, \dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{3}{5},\, \dfrac{1}{3}+\dfrac{3}{5}+\dfrac{5}{7}, \ldots\) What do you observe? Can you explain why this happens? (Hint: recall what you know about the sum of the first \(n\) odd numbers.)
Each term is \(\dfrac{2k-1}{2k+1}\) for \(k = 1, 2, 3, \ldots\). After \(n\) terms the sum is less than \(n\) but approaches \(n - \dfrac{1}{2}\) for large \(n\). Numerical check: \(\tfrac{1}{3} = 0.333\), \(+ \tfrac{3}{5} = 0.933\), \(+ \tfrac{5}{7} \approx 1.648\), \(+ \tfrac{7}{9} \approx 2.426\). The partial sums grow by roughly 1 each step, since \(\dfrac{2k-1}{2k+1} \to 1\).

Puzzle Time — Karim and the Genie

The Tale of Karim

Karim was taking a nap under a tree. He had a dream about a magical lamp and a genie. The genie said, "I have come to serve you, Oh master!"

Karim asked, "Can you give me money?" "As much as you want!", said the genie, "All you have to do is go around the banyan tree once. The money in your pocket will double!" Karim started walking around the tree. After one round the money in his pocket doubled. But the genie said, "Since I am bringing you great riches, you must give me 8 coins each time you go around the tree."

Karim agreed. After Round 1 his money doubled; he gave 8 coins. Same for Round 2 and Round 3. After Round 3 he found he had 0 coins left. The genie disappeared with a laugh!

Questions: (i) How many coins did Karim initially have? (ii) For what cost per round should Karim agree to the deal, if he wants to increase the number of coins? (iii) If the genie knows Karim has \(n\) coins, how should the cost per round be set so that it gets all of Karim's coins?

Solve Karim's puzzle.
Let Karim start with \(x\) coins. After Round 1: \(2x - 8\). After Round 2: \(2(2x - 8) - 8 = 4x - 24\). After Round 3: \(2(4x - 24) - 8 = 8x - 56\). Setting this to zero: \(8x = 56 \Rightarrow x = \mathbf{7}\).

(ii) For his money to grow after one round, we need \(2x - c > x\), i.e. \(c < x\). So Karim should only agree if the cost \(c\) per round is less than his current pocket amount \(x\). (iii) For the genie to drain \(n\) coins in exactly 3 rounds: set \(8n - 7c = 0 \Rightarrow c = 8n/7\). In general, after \(k\) rounds, money = \(2^k n - (2^k - 1)c\); set to zero → \(c = \dfrac{2^k n}{2^k - 1}\).

Competency-Based Questions

Scenario: A class designs a "digit placement" puzzle for a maths festival. Students are asked to place 3 single digits into the slots □ □ × □ to maximise the product. The teacher wants students to justify why certain placements work, not just try all six arrangements.
Q1. Apply the rule to the digits 4, 6, and 9. What is the largest product?
L3 Apply
Test: 96 × 4 = 384, 94 × 6 = 564, 69 × 4 = 276, 64 × 9 = 576, 49 × 6 = 294, 46 × 9 = 414. Largest = 64 × 9 = 576.
Q2. Analyse: why does the two-digit number use the 2nd-largest and largest digits (or sometimes the 2nd-largest and smallest)? Express the product in algebra.
L4 Analyse
With digits \(p, q, r\) (\(p < q < r\)), the product \( (10t + u) \cdot m\) is maximised by making \(t\) (the tens digit) as large as feasible and pairing it with the other large digit as multiplier \(m\). Depending on the gap between the smallest and largest, the optimal split can be \(qr \cdot p\) or \(rq \cdot p\). You must compare the two candidates.
Q3. Evaluate: a student claims "always put the largest digit in the tens place". Give an example where this fails.
L5 Evaluate
Take 1, 3, 7: the rule would say 73 × 1 = 73, but the true maximum is 31 × 7 = 217. So the rule fails when the smallest digit is very small compared to the others — putting the largest as the multiplier and the 2nd-largest in the tens place wins. Always compare two candidates.
Q4. Create: design a puzzle for the class — give 3 digits so that the largest product uses the smallest digit as the multiplier.
L6 Create
Digits 5, 6, 8: candidates are 85 × 6 = 510 and 86 × 5 = 430 and 65 × 8 = 520 and 68 × 5 = 340. Largest is 65 × 8 = 520 — so the smallest (5) is the units digit and the largest (8) is the multiplier. But 85 × 6 = 510 is close; create a puzzle where the winner is not obvious.

Assertion–Reason Questions

Assertion (A): The sum of any 2-digit number and its reverse is always divisible by 11.
Reason (R): \((10a + b) + (10b + a) = 11(a + b)\).
(a) Both true, R explains A.
(b) Both true, R doesn't explain A.
(c) A true, R false.
(d) A false, R true.
Answer: (a) — R is the algebraic reason why A holds.
Assertion (A): In a 3-row number pyramid with bottom \(a, b, c\), the top is \(a + 2b + c\).
Reason (R): The middle element of the bottom row appears in both middle cells of the next row, so it is counted twice in the top.
(a) Both true, R explains A.
(b) Both true, R doesn't explain A.
(c) A true, R false.
(d) A false, R true.
Answer: (a) — the middle element is in both (a + b) and (b + c), hence the coefficient 2 in the top.
Assertion (A): Any 6-digit number made by repeating a 3-digit number (like 345345) is divisible by 1001.
Reason (R): \(1001 = 7 \times 11 \times 13\).
(a) Both true, R explains A.
(b) Both true, R doesn't explain A.
(c) A true, R false.
(d) A false, R true.
Answer: (b) — both A and R are true, but R (the factorisation) is not what proves A. A holds because \(\overline{abcabc} = \overline{abc} \times 1001\); R simply explains the extra fact that the number is also divisible by 7, 11 and 13.
Activity: The Number Pyramid Challenge
L4 Analyse
Materials: Graph paper, pencil, a friend
Predict: You will fill a 4-row pyramid given only the top and one bottom cell.
  1. Draw a 4-row pyramid outline on graph paper.
  2. Tell your friend: top = 50, and one bottom cell = 5. Ask them to find all possible bottom rows.
  3. Use \(a + 3b + 3c + d = 50\) with one unknown fixed; explore integer solutions.
  4. List at least 3 different pyramids that fit.
  5. Discuss: how many solutions exist if we allow only positive integers less than 20?

If \(a = 5\): \(3b + 3c + d = 45\). Try \(b = 5, c = 5, d = 15\); or \(b = 10, c = 1, d = 12\); or \(b = 4, c = 8, d = 9\). Many combinations work. Fixing bounds (e.g. digits 1–9 only) cuts the count dramatically.

Summary

Key Ideas — Algebra Play
  • Algebra is very useful in modelling and understanding numerical scenarios. Because of this, it occurs in almost all areas of mathematics, science and beyond.
  • Algebra is an indispensable tool in justifying mathematical statements — without variables, general claims remain guesses.
  • We applied algebra to analyse Think-of-a-Number tricks, number pyramids, grid tricks, and ways of forming numbers using given digits to maximise certain products.
  • We explored divisibility tricks: reversing 2-digit numbers gives differences divisible by 9 and sums divisible by 11. Repeating a 3-digit pattern gives multiples of 1001 (= 7 × 11 × 13).
  • Algebra lets us design our own tricks and puzzles — once we know the algebraic structure, we can engineer outcomes.

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