Patterns
Patterns
Basic Math
Basic Math
Basic Math
1

What comes next: 2, 4, 6, 8, __?

10

Explanation: Multiple of 2s

1

What comes next 5, 10, 20, 40, __?

80

Explanation: doubling

1

36 divided by 4 

(36/4)

9

1

5 x 8 = 

40

1

Round 87.634 to the nearest tenth

87.6

2

What comes next: 1, 3, 5, 7, __?

9

Explanation: Adding 2 each time

2

What comes next: 100, 90, 80, __?

70

Explanation: Subtracting 10 each time

2

4^2 (4 squared?)

16

2

9^2 (9 squared?)

81

2

Convert 20 ft. into inches

(Hint: 1ft. = 12 inches)

240 inches

3

What comes next: 15, 18, 21, 24, __?

27

Explanation: Multiples of 3s or adding 3

3

What comes next: 2, 3, 5, 7, __?

11

Explanation: Prime numbers

3

Simplify 18/27

2/3

3

Simplify 42/56

3/4

3

What is 10^3 x 5?

5000

4

What comes next: 1, 4, 9, 16, __?

25

Explanation: Perfect squares

1^2 = 1   ;   2^2 = 4   ;   3^2 = 9   ;   4^2 = 16   ;   5^2 = 25

4

What comes next: 10, 9, 7, 4, __?

0

Explanation: 10 - 1 = 9 - 2 = 7 - 3 = 4 - 4 = 0

Subtracting in a ascending order (1, 2, 3, 4...)

4

7x - 8 = 3x + 12

What is x?

x = 5

4

5x + 7 = 2x + 22

What is x?

x = 5

4

Round 423.758 to the nearest hundred

400

5

What comes next: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, __?

8

Explanation: 1 + 0 = 1 + 1 = 2 + 1 = 3 + 2 = 5 + 3 = 8

5

What comes next: 2, 7, 14, 23, __?

34

Explanation: The first differences are 5, 7, 9 (increasing by 2). The next difference is 11 --> 11 + 23 = 34

5

Which is bigger: 5/8 or 7/10?

7/10

5

Which is bigger: 4/6 or 6/10?

4/6
5

0.75 x 10^4

7,500