Patterns
What number comes next in the pattern: 4, 12, 20, _?
28 (The pattern adds 8 each time)
What is the rule for the pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, _?
The pattern adds 2 each time.
What is the next number in: 1, 3, 5, 7, _?
9 (the pattern adds 2 each time)
What is the missing number in 3 x ? = 12?
4
What is 12 divided by 4?
3
What is the rule for the pattern: 6, 12, 10, 20, 18…?
Alternate between multiplying by 2 and subtracting 2.
What number goes in the box to make this sentence true: 5 + _ = 12?
7 (because 5 + 7 = 12)
In the sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, _, what is the next number?
16 (the pattern multiplies by 2 each time)
True or False: 4 x 5 = 20
True
What is the unknown in x÷5=6
30
Describe the pattern between the numbers: 5, 10, 15, 20, _.
The pattern adds 5 each time.
What is the missing number in the pattern: 10, 20, _, 40?
30 (the pattern adds 10 each time)
Find the missing number in this sequence: 9, _, 15, 21.
12 (the pattern adds 3 each time)
A farmer has 6 rows of 7 carrots. How many carrots does he have?
The farmer has 42 carrots
What is 56 divided by 7?
What number fits in the blank: 7, _, 21, 28?
14 (The pattern adds 7 each time)
Explain the rule in this pattern: 3, 6, 9, _?
The pattern adds 3 each time
Find the missing number in this sequence: 9, _, 15, 21.
12 (the pattern adds 2 each time)
If there are 7 days in a week and you eat 2 apples each day, how many apples do you eat in a week?
You will eat 14 apples in a week
If you have 24 balloons and divide them by 3, how many balloons do you have for each party?
8 ballons
Find the next two numbers: 2, 4, 8, 16, , .
32, 64 (The pattern multiplies by 2 each time)
If the pattern is +3, what comes after 15?
18 (15 + 3 = 18)
Identify the pattern: 100, 90, 80, _.
70 (the pattern subtracts 10 each time)
What number makes 9 x ? = 54? (A) 9 (B) 6 (C) 7
6
You have 45 stickers and you want to share them with 5 friends. How many stickers does each friend receive?
9 stickers each