Practical Problems
Patterns
Probability
100

May buys 23 pencils on Saturday and 49 pens. How many pencils and pens does she have?

72

100

If the pattern continues following the same rule, what should the next number be? 

945,845,745,645,_____

545

100

What is the probability of the arrow landing on a white area?

Equally Likely

Likely

Unlikely

Impossible

Certain

Likely

200

April photo album holds 100 pictures. She has 50 pictures in the album. How many more pictures can she fit?

50

200

What is the missing number in the pattern?


1,650 , 1,550, ?, 1,350 , 1,250

1,450

200

What is the probability of the arrow landing on the shaded area?

Likely

Unlikely

Impossible

Certain

Unlikely

300

June walks 273 miles last year and 348 miles this year. How many miles did she walk in both years?

621

300

Look at the pattern: 

60,50,40,30,20

What could be the rule for the pattern?


Subtract 10

300

What is the probability the spinner will land on 5?

likely 

unlikely

certain

impossible

Impossible

400

A tank can hold 213 gallons of water. July puts in 72 gallons of water. How many gallons can still fit in the tank?

141

400

What number would replace the ? in the table?

14

400

I spin the spinner one time. Which of the following described the chances that the spinner will land on a 2?

Unlikely

Equally likely

Certain

Likely

Unlikely

500

August goes takes a nap at 3:30. She wakes up 4 hours later. What time did August wake up?

7:30

500

The first four numbers in a pattern are shown below. A skip counting rule was used to find each new number in the pattern.

250,300,350,400,_____

If the pattern continues following the same rule, what should the next number be?

450

500

Ms. Catlett has a bag of 9 red tiles, 2 blue tiles, and 3 green tiles.  How likely is it that without looking Ms. Catlett will reach in and pull out a red tile? 

Unlikely       

likely        

certain     

impossible

Likely 

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