What's the rule?
Input/Output
Word Problems
What comes next?
100

1, 5, 9, 13, 17, . . .

What is the rule?

Add 4 

100

What is the missing input value?

2

100

Mr. Casella gave his class a worksheet with 50 problems on it. He told them to begin with number 5 and work every fourth problem after that. What number should be the sixth problem students should work?

25

100

How many boxes will be in the next set?

9

200

1, 4, 7, 10, . . .

What is the rule?

Add 3

200

What is the missing output value?

28

200

Quinta drinks some water after every exercise set. At the end of every set, she drinks 5 gulps. How many total gulps will Quinta drink after the 8th set?

40

200

How many triangles will be in the next step?

27

300

13, 26, 52, 104, 208...

What is the rule?

Multiply by 2

300

What is the missing rule? 

Add 0.5

300

Edna found some empty bins to put cans into for recycling. She put 1 empty can in the first bin, 2 empty cans in the second bin, 4 empty cans in the third bin, and 8 empty cans in the fourth bin. If this pattern continues, how many empty cans will Edna put in the fifth bin?

16

300

How many eggs will be in Day 5?

16

400

2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 22, 23, . . .

What's the rule?

Multiply by 2, add 1 (Repeated)

400

What is the missing input value?

3.0

400

While at work, Reid is putting papers into folders. He put 18 papers in the first folder, 21 papers in the second folder, 24 papers in the third folder, and 27 papers in the fourth folder. If this pattern continues, how many papers will Reid put in the fifth folder?

30

400

How many boxes will be in Figure 5?

31

500

2, 5, 11, 23, 47, . . .

What's the rule?

Multiply by 2, add 1 

500

What is the missing output value?

30

500

The Wholesome Bakery baked 14 loaves of bread on Sunday, 16 loaves of bread on Monday, 18 loaves of bread on Tuesday, and 20 loaves of bread on Wednesday. If this pattern continues, how many loaves of bread will they bake on Thursday?

22

500

How many boxes in step 4?

24