Pattern Rules
Types of Patterns
Algebraic Expression
Table of Values
Real Life Word Problems
100

What is the pattern rule:

6, 12, 18, 24

It increases by 6 each time. 

100

What type of pattern is this: 

square, circle, square, circle, square 

A repeating pattern. 

100

Use the rule t = 5n – 2 to find the value of t when n = 6. 

28. 

100

Fill in a table of values chart for a pattern that goes up by 3 each time. Go up to the 5th term. 

3, 6, 9, 12, 15 

100

A plant grows 4 centimeters each week. How tall will it be after 8 weeks?

32 cm. 

200

What is the pattern rule:

12, 9, 6, 3

It decreases by 3 each time. 

200

What type of pattern is this:

10, 20, 30, 40, 50

A growing pattern. 

200

Use the rule t equals 4n plus 1 to find the value of t when n equals 7. 

29. 

200

A plant grows 1.5 cm each day.
Complete a table for 1-4 days. 

Day 1- 1.5 cm 

Day 2- 3.0 cm

Day 3- 4.5 cm 

Day 4- 6.0 cm

200

A printer produces 15 pages every minute. How many pages will it print in 6 minutes?

90 pages. 

300

What is the pattern rule: 

1.5, 3.0, 4.5, 6.0

It increases by 1.5 each time. 
300

What type of pattern is this:

40, 35, 30, 25, 20, 15, 10, 5

A shrinking pattern. 

300

The rule is t = 5n − 1. Calculate the output for n = 3.

14

300

A bus travels 50 kilometers per hour. Write the distances traveled for 1, 2, 3, and 4 hours on a table of values.

1 hour- 50km

2 hours- 100km

3 hours-150km

4 hours- 200km

300

A swimmer completes 30 meters every minute.
How far will they swim in 4 minutes?

120 meters. 

400

Determine the rule for the input-output relationship: 

Input: 1, 2, 3, 4, 

Output: 5, 10, 15, 20

Multiply the input by 5 each time. 

400

What type of pattern is this:

1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0, 9.0 

A growing pattern. 

400

Use the rule t equals 3n plus 2 to calculate the output for inputs 1, 2, 3, and 4. 

5, 8, 11, 14

400

A car travels 80 kilometers per hour. Write the distance traveled for 1, 2 , 3 and 4 hours using a table of values. 

               

1 hour -80 km

2 hours -160 km

3 hours- 240 km 

4 hours- 320 km

400

A cyclist travels 5 kilometers every hour. How far will they travel in 3 hours? Write a rule for this pattern. 

They will travel 15km in 3 hours. 

Rule: It goes up by 5km every hour. 

500

Determine the rule for this input-output pattern:

Input

1, 2, 3, 4

Output

7, 14, 21, 28


Multiply the input number by 7 each time.

500

What type of pattern goes up in a straight line on a graph? 

A linear pattern. 

500

Write the equation for a pattern where the input is multiplied by 4 and then 3 is added. Use it to calculate the output when the input is 9.

4n + 3 

39

500

A baker makes 24 cookies every batch.
Fill in the table for 1, 2, 3, 4, and 8 batches. 

1st batch- 24 cookies

2 batches- 48 cookies 

3 batches- 72 cookies 

4 batches- 96 cookies 

8 batches- 192 cookies 

500

A bike rental shop charges 7 dollars per hour plus a 3-dollar starting fee. What will you be charged if you have the bike for 4 hours?

31.