1. Suppose that you are working at the main desk of the Hotel
Infinity. Each and every room is occupied. Someone comes to
the hotel
and wants room. Tell two different ways you could make room for
the
new person (Everyone in a room at the beginning is in a room at the
and, and no one has to share). Tell what room the new person goes in.
Way #1: [Announce over the loudspeaker] Everyone move to the room
whose room number is one higher than the room number you are in
now. New person in room 1.
Way #2: Everyone in an odd number room, move to the room whose number
is 2 higher than the room number you are in now. New person in
room 1.
Way #3: Everyone in an even number room, move to the room whose number
is 2 higher than the room number you are in now. New person in
room 2.
Way #4: Everyone in a room with a number 10 or greater, move to the
room whose number is 1 higher than the room number you are in
now. New person in room 10.
Way #5: Everyone in a room whose number is a multiple of 10, move to
the room whose number is 10 higher than the room number you are in
now. New person in room 10.
(lots more ways are possible)
2. Suppose that you are working at the main desk of the Hotel
Infinity. Each and every room is occupied. Four more people
come to the hotel
and want rooms. Tell two different ways you could make room for
the
new people (Everyone in a room at the beginning is in a room at the
and, and no one has to share). Tell what rooms the new people go in.
Way #1: [Announce over the loudspeaker] Everyone move to the room
whose room number is 4 higher than the room number you are in
now.
New people in rooms 1, 2, 3, 4.
Way #2: Everyone in an odd number room, move to the room whose number
is 8 higher than the room number you are in now. New people
in rooms 1, 3, 5, 7.
(lots more ways are possible)