Finding the Rule
Finding the Pattern
What is the next term?
Fill in the blank
Mystery
100
What is the rule for the pattern below?
1, 5, 25, 125
What is...multiply by 5.
100
What are the next three numbers in my pattern if my rule is subtract two?
10, ____, _____, _____
What is... 8, 6, 4
100
What is the 7th term in my pattern if I am starting at 2 and my rule is to multiply 2, subtract 1?
What is 9?
Or
What is 68?
100
Fill in the missing pieces of the pattern below.
________
________
What is...
100
Start with the number 17. Using the rule subtract six, multiply two, what is the 4th term in my pattern going to be?
What is... 52
200
What is the rule for the pattern below?
3, 4, 7, 16, 43
What is... x3, -5
200
Create a pattern that follows the rule x2, +2. Your pattern should start with 1 and have 5 numbers.
What is... 1, 4, 10, 22, 46
200
What is the fifth term in a pattern that starts with two and follows the rule x3, - 1.
What is 14
Or
What is 122
200
Find the missing terms in the pattern below:
757, 736, ______, _______, 673, 652
What is... 715, 694
200
A pattern starts with 6. The second number is a 12. The third is a 18. Fourth is a 24 and fifth is 30. If the pattern continues will the 11th number in the pattern be even or odd?
What is... ODD
300
What is the rule of the pattern below?
0, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35
What is... Add 7 each time
300
Create a pattern that follows the following rule: x ÷ 3. Your pattern begins with 243. Find at least the first 5 terms.
What is... 243, 81, 27, 9, 3
300
What is the third term in a pattern that starts with zero and follows the rule multiply 1, add 3.
What is ... 6
300
Determine which numbers best complete the pattern below:
33, 41, 49, 57, 65,
A. 49, 52
B. 73, 81
C. 57, 49
D. 81, 89
What is... B
300
What are the next two shapes according to the rule:
What is...
400
What is the rule of the pattern below?
What is... Add 1 side to each shape
400
What are the next two terms according to the rule: 1, 3, 9, 27, ___, ___.
What is... 81, 243
400
What is the fifth term in a pattern that starts with zero and follows the rule +5, -1?
What is 16
400
Fill in the missing terms for the pattern below:
94, 85, _____, 67, 58, _____
What is... 76, 49
400
A pattern starts with 3. The second number is a 7. The third is a 11. Fourth is a 15 and fifth is 19. If you double the 14th number in the pattern, will the result be even or odd? Prove your answer.
What is... EVEN. The answer would be 110.
500
What is the rule for the pattern below?
824, 412, 206, 103
What is... Divide by 2
500
My rule is multiply by 6, then subtract 3. Starting with the number 4, what are the first four terms in my pattern?
What is... 4, 21, 123, 735,
500
Start at 3. What would the sixth term in the pattern if the rule is x2, +1?
What is 126
500
A pattern starts with 3. The second number is a 15. What is the third number? The fourth is a 375. What is the fifth term?
What is... 75 & 1,875
500
What is the rule for the pattern below:
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What is... Take two sides away from each shape