What’s the Rule?
The pattern is 5, 10, 15, 20, __. What is the rule?
Add 5 each time
If a pattern goes circle, square, circle, square, what comes next?
Circle
The pattern repeats every 3 shapes: ⚫🔺⬜⚫🔺⬜. What shape will be in position 9?
⚫
Start with 2 and use the rule multiply by 5. What are the next 3 numbers?
10, 50, 250
A shape pattern goes triangle, square, pentagon, triangle, square, pentagon. What’s the rule?
triangle, square, pentagon
A pattern starts at 2. Each number is 3 more than the one before. What is the 6th number in the pattern?
17
A pattern starts at 100 and goes down by 10. What will the 5th number be?
60
In Myer’s pattern, the triangle appears only in even-numbered spots. Which numbered spots will have triangles?
2, 4, 6, 8, 10
Start at 5. Multiply by 2, then subtract 1 to find the next number. What are the first four numbers?
5, 9, 17, 33
If the rule is subtract 9 and the starting number is 50, what are the first 4 terms?
50, 41, 32, 23, 14
If spot 24 has a triangle, what might the rule be?
Every even number shows a triangle
The rule is “Add 5 each time.” The pattern is 5, 10, 15, 20. What’s one feature that’s not in the rule?
All numbers are multiples of 5
A pattern increases by 6 each time starting at 6. What is the 30th term?
180
Create your own repeating shape pattern and describe the rule in words.
Create your own repeating shape pattern and describe the rule in words.
A number pattern starts with the number 3. The rule is to multiply by 4.
Decide if 7, 12, 24, 48 are going to be part of the pattern.
7: no
12: yes
24: no
48: yes