Patterns
Rules
Patterns in Math
Multiplication
Division
100

 What number comes next in the pattern: 4, 12, 20, _?

 28 (The pattern adds 8 each time)


100

What is the rule for the pattern: 2, 4, 6, 8, _?

The pattern adds 2 each time.

100

What is the next number in: 1, 3, 5, 7, _?

9 (the pattern adds 2 each time)

100

What is the missing number in 3 x ? = 12?

4

100

What is 12 divided by 4?

3

200

What is the rule for the pattern: 6, 12, 10, 20, 18…?

Alternate between multiplying by 2 and subtracting 2.


200

What number goes in the box to make this sentence true: 5 + _ = 12?

7 (because 5 + 7 = 12)

200

In the sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, _, what is the next number?

16 (the pattern multiplies by 2 each time)

200

True or False: 4 x 5 = 20  

True

200

 What is the unknown in x÷5=6 

30

300

Describe the pattern between the numbers: 5, 10, 15, 20, _.

The pattern adds 5 each time.

300

What is the missing number in the pattern: 10, 20, _, 40?

30 (the pattern adds 10 each time)

300

Find the missing number in this sequence: 9, _, 15, 21.

12 (the pattern adds 3 each time)

300

A farmer has 6 rows of 7 carrots. How many carrots does he have?

The farmer has 42 carrots

300

 What is 56 divided by 7?  

6
400

What number fits in the blank: 7, _, 21, 28?

14 (The pattern adds 7 each time)

400

Explain the rule in this pattern: 3, 6, 9, _?

The pattern adds 3 each time

 

400

Find the missing number in this sequence: 9, _, 15, 21.

12 (the pattern adds 2 each time)

400

If there are 7 days in a week and you eat 2 apples each day, how many apples do you eat in a week?

You will eat 14 apples in a week

400

If you have 24 balloons and divide them by 3, how many balloons do you have for each party?

8 ballons

500

Find the next two numbers: 2, 4, 8, 16, , .

32, 64 (The pattern multiplies by 2 each time)

500

If the pattern is +3, what comes after 15?

18 (15 + 3 = 18)

500

Identify the pattern: 100, 90, 80, _.

70 (the pattern subtracts 10 each time)

500

What number makes 9 x ? = 54? (A) 9 (B) 6 (C) 7

6

500

You have 45 stickers and you want to share them with 5 friends. How many stickers does each friend receive?

9 stickers each