Rule the School
What is the rule for this pattern?
2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 37
Add 7
Find the rule and fill in the missing term:
Term # Term Value
1 0
2 3
3 6
4
5 12
Rule: add 3
Term Value: 9
Find the missing term and tell me the rule:
125, 97, __ , 41, __
Terms: 69, 13
Rule: Subtract 28
Addition? Subtraction? Multiplication? Division?
80, 40, 20, 10, 5
Divide by 2
Farmer Gruber has a plot of tomato plants. There are 4 tomato plants in the first row, 5 tomato plants in the second row, 7 tomato plants in the third row, and 10 tomato plants in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many tomato plants will there be in the fifth row?
Rule: Add 1, then 2, then 3, then 4, etc
Answer: 14
What is the rule for this pattern?
111, 98, 85, 72, 59
Subtract 13
Find the rule and fill in the missing term:
Term # Term Value
1 49
2 56
3
4 70
5 77
Rule: Add 7
Term Value: 63
Find the missing terms and tell me the rule:
__, 63, 78.5, __, 109.5
Terms: 47.5,94
Rule: add 15.5
Addition? Subtraction? Division? Multiplication?
95, 127, 159, 191, 223
Add 32
While counting chairs in the lunch room, Maria noticed that there were 2 chairs in the first row, 4 chairs in the second row, 8 chairs in the third row, 16 chairs in the fourth row, and 32 chairs in the fifth row. If this pattern continues, how many chairs will there be in the sixth row?
Rule: Multiply by 2
Answer: 64
What is the rule for this pattern?
2048, 1024, 512, 256, 128
Divide by 2
Find the rule and fill in the missing term:
Term # Term Value
1 5
2 16
3 49
4
5 445
Rule: Multiply by 3, add 1
Term Value: 148
Find the missing terms and tell me the rule:
22, __, 198, 594, __
Terms: 66, 1782
Rule: multiply by 3
Addition? Subtraction? Multiplication? Division?
6, 30, 150, 750, 3750
Multiply by 5
Jonah is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 7 flowers in the first row, 28 flowers in the second row, 112 flowers in the third row, and 448 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Jonah plant in the fifth row?
Rule: Multiply by 4
Answer: 1792
What is the rule for this pattern?
26, 182, 1274, 8918
Multiply by 7
Find the rule and fill in the missing term:
Term # Term Value
1 8
2 14
3
4 50
5 98
Rule: Multiply by 2, subtract 2
Term Value: 26
Find the missing term and tell me the rule:
24, 49.25, __, __, 125
Terms: 74.5, 99.75
Rule: Add 25.25
Addition? Subtraction? Multiplication? Division?
2526, 2391, 2256, 2121, 1986
Subtract 135
Last year, Ashland Hardware ordered 635 hammers in September, 509 hammers in October, 383 hammers in November, and 257 hammers in December. If this pattern continues, how many hammers will the store order in January?
Rule: Subtract 126
Answer:131
What is the rule for this pattern?
1, 2, 8, 16, 22, 44, 50
Repeating pattern: multiply by 2, add 6
Find the rule and fill in the missing term:
Term # Term Value
1 1000
2 500
3
4 125
5 62.5
Rule: Divide by 2
Term Value: 250
Find the missing terms and tell me the rule:
__, 102.4, 655. 36, ___, 26 843.5456
Terms: 16, 4194.304
Rule: Multiply by 6.4
Addition? Subtraction? Multiplication? Division?
21, 48, 102, 210, 426
Trick Question: Multiply 2, add 6
Braden is putting stickers in a sticker book. He put 3 stickers on the first page, 9 stickers on the second page, 81 stickers on the third page, and 6561 stickers on the fourth page. If this pattern continues, how many stickers will Braden put on the fifth page?
Rule: Multiply each number by itself
Answer: 43, 046, 721