Recognizing Patterns
Find the next number:
5, 7, 11, 17, ___
25
A student buys a snack and then spends $6 more on a drink. In total, they spend $14.
How much did the snack cost?
$8
A café offers 2 types of bread (white, wheat) and 2 fillings (turkey, ham).
How many different sandwiches can be made?
4
A student walks 1.5 miles to school and 1.5 miles back home, then walks an extra 1 mile later that day.
What total distance do they walk?
4 Miles
A business buys 20 items at $8 each and sells each for $12.
What is the total profit?
$80 profit
What comes next?
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, ___
21
A concert ticket price was increased by $5. After the increase, the ticket cost $32.
What was the original price?
$27
A student can choose 1 of 3 shirts and 1 of 2 pairs of pants.
How many different outfits are possible?
6
A car travels for 2 hours at 50 mph, then gets stuck in traffic and travels for 1 hour at 20 mph. What total distance does the car travel?
120 Miles
A vendor purchased 200 mobile phones for $150 each and sold them for $200 each. Calculate the total profit.
$10,000 profit
What is the next number?
2, 5, 4, 7, 6, 9, ___
8
After buying a game, a student used a $10 gift card to reduce the price. They then paid $25.
What was the original price of the game?
$35
A pizza shop offers 5 toppings. A customer chooses exactly 2 different toppings.
How many unique combinations are possible?
10
A cyclist rides for 3 hours at 15 mph. They then increase their speed and ride another 45 miles in 2 hours.
What is the cyclist’s total distance traveled?
90 Miles
A shop buys a jacket for $40 and sells it for $60, but spends $5 on advertising.
What is the final profit?
$15
Find the missing number:
4, 6, 9, 6, 14, 6, ___
19
A jacket is put on sale with a $15 discount. After the discount, a 10% tax is added, making the final price $38.50.
What was the original price of the jacket?
$50
A license plate uses 2 different letters followed by 1 digit. Letters cannot repeat.
How many plates can be made using A, B, C and digits 1–3?
18
A train travels 90 miles at 60 mph. It then stops for 30 minutes and continues for 2 hours at 70 mph.
What total distance does the train travel?
230 Miles
A product costs $50 and is sold at a 20% profit.
What is the selling price?
$60
Find the missing number:
2, 3, 6, 18, 108, ___
1944
A gym membership fee is first increased by 20%. Then a $12 discount is applied. The final price is $48.
What was the original price?
$50
A 3-digit security code uses digits 1–4. Digits can repeat.
How many possible codes are there?
64
A car travels for 2 hours at 60 mph. It then slows down and travels the next 90 miles in 3 hours. After a short stop, it travels another 1.5 hours at 40 mph.
What is the total distance traveled?
270 Miles
A company buys 100 items for $5 each. They sell 80 of them for $8 each, but the remaining 20 are unsold.
$140 profit