Increasing and Decreasing Patterns
Pattern Rules
Two Part Pattern Rules
Variable Equations
Word Problems
100
List the next three numbers: 3, 5, 7, 9
12, 15, 18
100
What is the pattern rule? 12, 22, 32, 42
start at 12 and count up by 10
100
what is the rule? 3, 5, 11, 13, 19
start at 3 and count up two then up 6
100
4+n=12
8
100
You had 12 cookies but then your dog ate some and now you only have 3. How many did your dog eat?
9
200
List the next three numbers: 150, 135, 120
What is 105, 90, 75
200
what are the first 5 numbers in the pattern that has this pattern rule: start at 2 and count up by 5
2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27
200
50, 55, 54, 59, 58, 63, 62
start at 50 and count up 5 then down 1
200
n-25=30
55
200
There were 25 days until Christmas, but then 8 days went by. How many days are there now?
17
300
List the next three numbers: 16, 25, 34, 43
52, 61, 70
300
1300, 1000, 700, 400, 100
start at 1300 and count down by 300
300
5, 10, 5, 10, 5
start at 5 and count up 5 then down 5
300
6n=48
8
300
You have some candy then you go to the store and buy 5 more candies, now you have 65. How many did you start with?
60
400
76 65 54 43
32 21 10
400
3, 9, 27, 81
start at 3 and multiply by 3
400
660, 650, 655, 645, 650
start at 660 and count down 10 then up 5
400
n/2=50
100
400
You had 12 shirts in your closet, then your mom bought you some more and now you have 24. How many did your mom buy you?
12
500
1000, 3000, 5000
7000, 9000, 11 000
500
1000, 500, 250, 125
start at 1000 and divide by 2
500
what would the first 4 numbers be in the pattern with the pattern rule start at 6 and count up by 2 then down by 4
6, 8, 4, 6, 2
500
n/10=10
100
500
Miss Berg had 27 candy canes and bought another box. Now she has 46. How many were in the box she bought?
19
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