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Fence made from cutout Besser blocks. The fence is 5 blocks high and 8 blocks across. Each block has a quarter semi-circular pattern.

Prompts

How many rows and columns of Besser blocks are needed to start making full circles?

Can you make an algebraic equation to calculate how many full circles you would have for a given number of rows and columns?

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