Finish the Pattern
Write the
equation
Linear or
Exponential
Identify the Values
Miscellaneous
100

If the rate/multiplier is 3, what would the next two values be?

1, 3, ... , .... , 

9, 27 

100

What exponential equation can be written with an initial value of 9 and a multiplier of 2?

y=9*2x



100

The y-intercept is 10, the slope is 3. 

Linear

100

What is the rate in the equation 

y = 5(3)?

3

100

If the y-intercept on the graph is 3 and the multiplier is 4, what would the y-value be when x is 1?

12

200

Finish the pattern: 

1, 5, 25, ...., 

125

200

The y-intercept is 150 and the rate is 1/5. What is the equation?

y= 150 * (1/5)x

200

You put your money into a savings account. Each year you don't touch it, the amount in the account doubles. Is this exponential or linear? 

Exponential 

200

What is the starting value in the equation

y= 5x

1

200

What is the rate of this sequence?

256, 64, 16, 4, 1, ...

1/4

300

If the rate/multiplier is 2, what numbers would come before these? 


..., ...., 8, 16, 32

2, 4 

300
A new coffee shop just opened with 2 employees. They hope to double their amount of employees each year. How can you represent this with an equation?

y = 2 (2)x

300

The basketball team is raising money through a bake sale. They already sold $100 worth of baked goods. They want to sell cupcakes at $5 each until they reach $400. 

BONUS: For an extra 50 points, figure out how many cupcakes they would need to reach their goal. 

 

Linear


They would need to sell 60 cupcakes.

300

Given the equation y = 2(2)x with x representing years, evaluate y after 3 years. 


16

300

Write the equation that has an initial value of 1 and a constant multiplier of 6

y = 6x

400

If the rate/multiplier is 1/3, finish this pattern...


243, ..., ...., 

81, 27

400
The y-intercept plotted on the graph is 10. The slope is 1/3. Write an equation that can represent this. 

y = 1/3x + 10 

400

The school is trying to raise $600 from the school play tonight. Student tickets cost $5 each, and adult tickets cost $10 each. 

Is this situation linear or exponential?

Bonus: Your team will earn an extra 100 points if you can write the equation representing this situation. 

Linear

5x+10y=600

400

Write the equation for a y-intercept of 5 and a multiplier is 3. 

y = 5*3x

400

Can an exponential function have a y-intercept of zero? 

No

500

Write the first 5 values of a sequence that has an initial value of 6, and a rate of 4. 

6, 24, 96, 384, 1536

500

A zombie apocalypse just infected 50 people. Each person infects 4 new people each day. How many people will be infected by zombies after 5 days? 

51,200 people 

500

A grandmother gave her grandson $0.01 on his first birthday. She continued to double the amount she gave him every year after. 

Is this situation linear or exponential?

Bonus (extra 100 points): How much money would the grandson receive on his 21st birthday? 

Exponential 

$20,971.52

500

A girl just received great news. She calls her parents and they each tell two more people. This pattern continues. 

What is the initial value, and what is the rate/multiplier?

initial value = 1

multiplier = 2

500

If someone gave you an exponential function that they said was decreasing by 3 times the amount each time, how could you represent that amount as a multiplier?

1/3