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

Repeating 

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 cm 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

Growing

200

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

29

200

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

Day 1: 1.5cm 

Day 2: 3.0cm 

Day 3: 4.5cm

Day 4: 6.0cm

200

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

90 

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

Shrinking
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 hr- 50km 

2 hrs- 100km 

3 hrs- 150km 

4 hrs- 200km 

300

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

120m 

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

Growing

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 kms 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. 

500

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

Linear 

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 a table for 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 batches. 

1- 24

2- 48 

3- 72

4- 96

8- 192

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