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100

What is the rule for this pattern?


2, 9, 16, 23, 30, 37

Add 7

100

Find the rule and fill in the missing term:

Term #        Term Value

1                  0

2                  3

3                  6

4

5                  12

Rule: add 3

Term Value: 9

100

Find the missing term and tell me the rule:

125, 97, __ , 41, __

Terms: 69, 13

Rule: Subtract 28

100

Addition? Subtraction?  Multiplication? Division?

80, 40, 20, 10, 5

Divide by 2

100

Farmer Gruber has a plot of tomato plants. There are 4 tomato plants in the first row, 5 tomato plants in the second row, 7 tomato plants in the third row, and 10 tomato plants in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many tomato plants will there be in the fifth row?

Rule: Add 1, then 2, then 3, then 4, etc

Answer: 14

200

What is the rule for this pattern?


111, 98, 85, 72, 59

Subtract 13

200

Find the rule and fill in the missing term:

Term #       Term Value

1                49

2                56

3                

4                70

5                77

Rule: Add 7

Term Value: 63

200

Find the missing terms and tell me the rule:

__, 63, 78.5, __, 109.5

Terms: 47.5,94

Rule: add 15.5

200

Addition? Subtraction? Division? Multiplication?

95, 127, 159, 191, 223

Add 32

200

While counting chairs in the lunch room, Maria noticed that there were 2 chairs in the first row, 4 chairs in the second row, 8 chairs in the third row, 16 chairs in the fourth row, and 32 chairs in the fifth row. If this pattern continues, how many chairs will there be in the sixth row?

Rule: Multiply by 2
Answer: 64

300

What is the rule for this pattern?

2048, 1024, 512, 256, 128

Divide by 2

300

Find the rule and fill in the missing term:

Term #       Term Value

1                5

2                16

3                49

4                

5                 445

Rule: Multiply by 3, add 1

Term Value: 148

300

Find the missing terms and tell me the rule:

22, __, 198, 594, __

Terms: 66, 1782

Rule: multiply by 3

300

Addition? Subtraction? Multiplication? Division?

6,  30, 150, 750, 3750

Multiply by 5

300

Jonah is planting flowers in his garden. He plants 7 flowers in the first row, 28 flowers in the second row, 112 flowers in the third row, and 448 flowers in the fourth row. If this pattern continues, how many flowers will Jonah plant in the fifth row?

Rule: Multiply by 4

Answer: 1792

400

What is the rule for this pattern?

26, 182, 1274, 8918

Multiply by 7

400

Find the rule and fill in the missing term:

Term #   Term Value

1             8

2             14

3    

4              50

5              98

Rule: Multiply by 2, subtract 2

Term Value: 26

400

Find the missing term and tell me the rule:

24, 49.25, __, __, 125

Terms: 74.5, 99.75

Rule: Add 25.25

400

Addition? Subtraction? Multiplication? Division?

2526, 2391, 2256, 2121, 1986

Subtract 135

400

Last year, Ashland Hardware ordered 635 hammers in September, 509 hammers in October, 383 hammers in November, and 257 hammers in December. If this pattern continues, how many hammers will the store order in January?

Rule: Subtract 126

Answer:131

500

What is the rule for this pattern?

1, 2, 8, 16, 22, 44, 50

Repeating pattern: multiply by 2, add 6

500

Find the rule and fill in the missing term:

Term #    Term Value

1             1000

2              500

3

4              125

5              62.5

Rule: Divide by 2

Term Value: 250

500

Find the missing terms and tell me the rule:

__, 102.4, 655. 36, ___, 26 843.5456

Terms: 16, 4194.304

Rule: Multiply by 6.4

500

Addition? Subtraction? Multiplication? Division?

21, 48, 102, 210, 426

Trick Question: Multiply 2, add 6

500

Braden is putting stickers in a sticker book. He put 3 stickers on the first page, 9 stickers on the second page, 81 stickers on the third page, and 6561 stickers on the fourth page. If this pattern continues, how many stickers will Braden put on the fifth page?

Rule: Multiply each number by itself

Answer: 43, 046, 721