Mr. Next Number
I Got 99 Problems and a Story Problem is One
Tables (Not the Dinner Kind)
A Pattern Rule to Rule Them All
Rows, Columns, Diagonals, and More
100

1, 2, 3, 4, _, _, _

5, 6, 7

100

What is the equation for this story problem. Brad has 10 candies and wants to give them equally to his two friends. How many does each friend get?

10 divided by 2 = 5

100

Figure 1 - 4 blocks

Figure 2 - 6 blocks

Figure 3 - 8 blocks

How many blocks will Figure 5 have?


12

100

What is the pattern rule?

5, 10, 15, 20, 25...

Start at 5, add 5 and repeat

100

What is a row?

Numbers that go from left to right in a chart.

200

5, 10, __, 20, __, 30, __...

15, 25, 35

200

Make a story problem for this equation. 8 x 2 = 16

Answers may vary, ask Ms. Wilks if it is correct :)

200

Figure 1 - 150

Figure 2 - 250

Figure 3 - 350

Figure 4 - ?

Figure 5 - 550

? = 450

200

5, 7, 9, 11, 13...

Start at 5, add 2 each time, repeat.

200

What is a column?

Numbers that go up and down in a chart.

300

96, 98, __, __, 104, ___...

100, 102, 106

300

Make a story problem for this equation: 100-99 = 1

Answers will vary. Ask Ms. Wilks if it is correct :)

300

Figure 1 - 4 blocks

Figure 2 - 8 blocks

Figure 3 - 12 blocks

Figure 4 - 16 blocks

How many blocks will Figure 6 have?

24 blocks

300

300, 200, 100 ...

Start at 300, subtract 100 each time, repeat.
300

What is a diagonal?

Numbers that touch corner to corner like in checkers movement.

400

2, 4, 8, __, __, 64...

16, 32

400

What is the equation AND answer for this story problem?

Brad has 104 candies and a friend gives him 25 candies. He now has ___ candies.

104 + 25 = 129

400

Figure 1 - 

Figure 2 - 22 blocks

Figure 3 - 33 blocks

Figure 4 - 

How many blocks will figure 1 & 4 have?

11 & 44 blocks

400

400, 200, 100 ...

Start at 400, divide by 2 each time, repeat

400

67 = 49 + __

18

500

4, 16, __, 256

64

500

Brad wants to split pizza between himself and 2 friends. There are 24 slices. How many does each person get?

24 divided by 3 = 8

500

Figure 1 - 

Figure 2 - 22 blocks

Figure 3 - 33 blocks

Figure 4 - 

How many blocks will figure 11 have?

121 blocks

500

500, 450, 350, 300 ...

Start at 500, subtract 50, then subtract 100, then repeat.

500

99 = __ x 3

33

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