standard_description: Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison, e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.
problem_activity: The first number in a pattern is 5. The pattern rule is to add 6.
a.   Fill in the blanks below to write up to the seventh term in the pattern.
5, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___, ___
b.   Why are all of the numbers in the pattern in Part (a) odd?


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