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 ..

Start at 5, add 2 each time.

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..

Start at 9, add 5 each time.

200

If each player gets 1 racquet and 10 birdies to practice their badminton skills. How many birdies would 6 players get?

60 birdies

200
My big sister will always be ten years only then 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 7, 10, __, __, __..
13, 16, 19
300

The rule for the pattern 23, 20, 17, 14 is..

Start at 23, subtract 3 each time.

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 14, 21, __, __....
28, 35
400

The rule for the pattern 30, 25, 20, 15 is ….

Start at 30, subtract 5 each time. 

400

A basketball player needs to drink 8 glasses of water a day! How many would Kobe have to drink in three days?

24 glasses

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 26, 21, ___, ___, ___ ….
16, 11, 6
500

The rule for the pattern 100, 92, 84, 76 is..

Start at 100, subtract 8 each time.

500
Tim plays video games for 5 hours each day. How many hours has he played by the third day?
15 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 pop! For every glass my brother drinks, I can drink two! If he has drank 4, then I have drank...

6 cans of pop

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