Rules and patterns
48,___,___,___ the rule is divide by 2. Write the next three numbers.
24, 12, 6
Jordan checks out 6 books at the library. His brother checks out four times as many books. How many books do Jordan and his brother check out from the library altogether?
(6 x 4) + 6 = 30 books
Lena writes a test with 6 easy problems and 3 hard problems. Each easy problem is worth 4 points and each hard problem is worth 6 points. Write two equations that can be used to find the total number of points, P, for all the problems on the entire test
1. p= (6 x 4) + (3 x 6)
2. p= (4+4+4+4+4+4) + (6+6+6)
16 ,___,___,___ the rule is divide by 2. Write the next three numbers.
8, 4, 2
Maya picks 8 apples at the orchard. Her friend Leo picks 3 times as many apples as Maya. How many apples do Maya and Leo pick altogether?
8 + (8 x 3) = 32 apples
Marcus buys 4 packs of red pens and 2 packs of blue pens. Each pack of red pens has 5 pens, and each pack of blue pens has 8 pens. Write two equations that can be used to find the total number of pens, p, Marcus bought.
1. p = (4 x 5) + (2 x 8)
2. p = (5 + 5 + 5 + 5) + (8 + 8)
27 ,___,___,___ the rule is divide by 3. Write the next three numbers.
9, 3, 1
Sam buys 12 trading cards. His sister Mia buys 5 times as many trading cards as Sam. How many trading cards do Sam and Mia buy in total?
12 + (12 x 5) = 72 trading cards
Maya plants 5 rows of flowers and 3 rows of vegetables. Each row of flowers has 6 plants, and each row of vegetables has 7 plants. Write two equations that can be used to find the total number of plants, p, in Maya's garden.
1. p = (5 x 6) + (3 x 7)
2. p = (6 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 6) + (7 + 7 + 7)
4 ,___,___,___ the rule is multiple by 2. Write the next three numbers.
8, 16, 32
Elena bakes 15 cupcakes for a bake sale. Her uncle bakes 2 times as many cupcakes as Elena. How many cupcakes do Elena and her uncle bake altogether?
(15 x 2) + 15 = 45 cupcakes
David bakes 3 trays of chocolate chip cookies with 8 cookies on each tray, and 4 trays of oatmeal cookies with 5 cookies on each tray. Write two equations that can be used to find the total number of cookies, p, David baked.
1. p = (3 x 8) + (4 x 5)
2. p = (8 + 8 + 8) + (5 + 5 + 5 + 5)