Pattern Rules
What is the next number in the pattern?
4, 12, 20, 28, 36, _____
What is the pattern rule?
Next Number: 44
Rule: Start at 4, add 8 each time.
x y
1 4
2 8
3 12
4 16
Times Table: 4
Shift: none or 0
Rule: multiply by 4 (x4)
x y
0 0
2 10
4 20
6 30
Rule: multiply by 5 (x5)
x y
0 ___
1 ___
2 ___
3 ___
Rule: multiply by 2 (x2)
Blanks: 0, 2, 4, 6
What is the next number in the pattern?
9, 18, 27, 36, _____
What is the pattern rule?
Next Number: 45
Rule: Start at 9, add 9 each time.
x y
1 9
2 16
3 23
4 30
Times Table: 7
Shift: up 2
Rule: multiply by 7, add 2 (x7, +2)
x y
0 -6
3 -3
-2 -8
20 14
Rule: subtract 6 (-6)
x y
2 ___
4 ___
7 ___
1 ___
Rule: subtract 3 (-3)
Blanks: -1, 1, 4, -2
What are the next TWO numbers in the pattern?
104, 93, 82, 71, _____, _____
What is the pattern rule?
Next TWO Numbers: 60, 49
Rule: Start at 104, subtract 11 each time.
x y
1 10
2 11
3 12
4 13
Times Table: 1
Shift: up 9
Rule: add 9 (+9)
x y
1 9
0 -1
4 39
6 59
Rule: Multiply by 10, subtract 1 (x10, -1)
x y
2 ___
4 ___
7 ___
12 ___
Rule: multiply by 4, add 6 (x4, +6)
Blanks: 14, 22, 34, 54
What are the missing numbers in the pattern?
42, 39, _____, 33, _____, 27, _____
What is the pattern rule?
Missing Numbers: 36, 30, 24
Rule: Start at 42, subtract 3 each time.
x y
1 -8
2 3
3 14
4 25
Times Table: 11
Shift: down 19
Rule: multiply by 11, subtract 19
x y
5 31
2 7
0 -9
9 63
Rule: multiply by 8, subtract 9 (x8, -9)
x y
12 ___
40 ___
104 ___
25 ___
Rule: Divide by 2, add 7 (/2, +7)
Blanks: 13, 27, 59, 19.5
What is the missing number in the pattern?
11, 14, 20, 32, _____, 104
What is the pattern rule?
Missing number: 56
Pattern Rule: start at 11, multiply by 2, then subtract 8 each time (x2, -8)
x y
1 37
2 54
3 71
4 88
Times Table: 17
Shift: up 20
Rule: multiply by 17, add 20
x y
15 3
5 1
0 0
12 2.4
Rule: divide by 5 (/5)
x y
36 ___
72 ___
6 ___
9 ___
Rule: Divide by 6, subtract 5 (/6, -5)
Blanks: 1, 7, -4, -3.5