Complete the Pattern
Rule
Pattern Word Problems
Variable Equations
Variable Word Problems
100
Complete the pattern for 3, 6, 9, __, __, ___
12, 15, 18
100
The rule for the pattern 5, 7, 9, 11 is ..
add 2
100
If each rose has 6 petals, how many petals would be in total if I had four roses?
24 petals!!
100
Sam loves to eat but his big brother Tim loves to eat more! For each chocolate cupcake Sam has, Tim has 2 more. How many would Tim eat if Sam ate 17?
19
100
Casper LOVES turtles! He always has 50 more than me. If Casper has 80, I would have….
30 turtles
200
Complete the pattern for 10, 15, 20, __, __, __
25, 30, 35
200
The rule for the pattern 9, 14, 19 is..
add 5
200

If each player gets 1 racquet and 10 tennis balls to practice their tennis skills, then how many tennis racquets and tennis balls would there be with 6 players?

6 tennis racquets 

60 tennis balls

200

My big sister will always be ten years only than me! I am 22. How old is my big sister?

32

200
Jesse is a way better runner than me! He is always 30 steps ahead of me! If I have ran 40 steps, how far at Jesse ran?
70 steps
300

Complete the pattern for 70, 100, __, __, __..

130, 160, 190

300

The rule for the pattern 23, 16, 9, 2 is..

subtract 7

300
If each horse needs 4 horse shoes how many would a horse owner need to buy for three horses?
12 horse shoes
300
For every fish I got for my tank, my friend gets 5! I have 7. How many does my friend have?
35 fish
300
I have a ton of shoes! I always have 25 more than my sister! If my sister has 5, than I have...
30 shoes
400

Complete the pattern for 140, 210, __, __....

280, 350

400

The rule for the pattern 300, 250, 200, 150 is ….

subtract 50

400

A basketball player needs to drink 12 glasses of water a day! How many would LeBron James have to drink in three days?

36 glasses of water

400
For every flower that grows in my garden, my neighbor grows 20! I have two. How many does my neighbor have?
40 flowers
400
John is good at chess but I am better! For every game he wins, I win 12. If John has won 10, how many have I won?
120
500

Complete the pattern for 260, 210, ___, ___, ___ ….

160, 110, 60

500

The rule for the pattern 1000, 920, 840, 760 is..

subtract 80

500

Tim plays video games for 50 hours each week. How many hours has he played after 4 weeks?

200 hours

500
Sam collects rocks by the river. Sam is way better at collecting then his younger cousin! His cousin always has 20 less than him in his collection. Sam has sixty, how many rocks does his cousin have?
40 rocks
500

I love going on bike rides! For every ride my brother goes on, I go on two! If he has gone on 4 rides this week, then how many have I gone on?

8 bike rides!

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