Write the first four terms of the pattern:
Start at 5 and multiply by 2 each time
5 , 10 , 20 , 40
A store rents paddle-boards for $5 for the first hour and $3 for every hour after that. How much would it cost to rent a paddle-board for 4 hours?
It would cost $14 to rent a paddle-board for 4 hours.
Start at 2 and multiply by 3 each time
2, 6, 18, 54
A plant store has a special sale: The first plant you buy costs $12, and each plant after that costs $6. Nixon has $30. Does he have enough to buy 5 plants.
It costs $36 for 5 plants. Nixon can only buy 4 plants.
Start at 10 and multiply by 3 each time.
10, 30, 90, 270
Hunter has $30 in July. He saves $4 each month after that. Ivor has $22 in July. He saves $6 each month after that. Who has saved the most money by the end of December?
Hunter’s Pattern:
30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50
👉 (Starts at 30, goes up by 4 each month)
Ivor’s Pattern:
22, 28, 34, 40, 46, 52
👉 (Starts at 22, goes up by 6 each month)
✅ Answer: Ivor has saved the most money by the end of December.
If 10 salmon were released the first year and the number of salmon tripled each year, how many salmon are there after 4 years?
270 salmon
Amira has $25 in July. She saves $5 each month after that. Leo has $18 in July. He saves $7 each month after that. Who has saved the most money by the end of December?
Amira’s Pattern:
25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
👉 (Starts at 25, goes up by 5 each month)
Leo’s Pattern:
18, 25, 32, 39, 46, 53
👉 (Starts at 18, goes up by 7 each month)
✅ Answer: Leo has saved the most money by the end of December.
Extend the sequence using division. Start by finding the divisor.
18, 6, ______
The divisor is 3.
Pattern sequence is : 18, 6, _2_
Maya has $28 in July. She saves $3 each month after that. Eli has $20 in July. He saves $5 each month after that.
Who has saved the most money by the end of December?
Maya’s Pattern:
28, 31, 34, 37, 40, 43
👉 (Starts at 28, goes up by 3 each month)
Eli’s Pattern:
20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45
👉 (Starts at 20, goes up by 5 each month)
✅ Answer: Eli has saved the most money by the end of December.