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100

Ben starts with 6 pennies in the Penny Jar. He adds 8 pennies each round. Which number of pennies does belong in the pattern?


  1. 6          b. 24     c. 30     d. 45

30

100

Sarah built towers using the rule “Each story has 8 blocks.” Which equation represents the number of blocks in 5 stories?


  1. B = 8 + 5

  2. B = 8 + 5 + 8 + 5

  3. B = 8 x 5

  4. B = 2 x 8 + 5

3

100

Adam starts with $9 in his piggy bank and  he adds $5 each week. Which two amounts do NOT fit this pattern?


  1. $12

  2. $19

  3. $32

  4. $34

12 and 32

100

There are 12 floors in a single tower made with connecting cubes. How many windows (including the skylight) does the tower have?

49

200

Sam’s penny jar starts with 3 pennies. Then 7 pennies are added in each round. P Stands for the total number of pennies in the jar after a given round. Which TWO equations show how to find the total number of pennies in the jar after Round 5?


  1. P = 3 x 14

  2. P = 3 + 7 x 5

  3. P = 5 x 3 + 7

  4. P = 7 x 5 + 3

2 and 4
200

A store window has 4 shoes in the first row. Each row behind the first row has 8 shoes. There are a total of  36 shoes in the window. How many rows of shoes are there?

5 rows

200

Stacy is making a quilt. She has 4 quilt squares to begin with. Each day she adds 9 patches to the quilt. Which equation shows how many patches, P, the quilt will contain after 30 days?

  1. P = 4 + 9 + 30

  2. P = 30 + 4 x 9

  3. P = 30 x 9 + 4

  4. P = 30 x 4 + 9

3

200

In a corner tower, which numbers of windows (including skylights) are NOT possible? Choose two correct answers. 


  1. 19         B. 26        c. 35        D. 52

26 and 52

300

Julie’s penny jar started with 4 pennies, and she added in 8 pennies each day. Find how many pennies she had on each day

  1. Day 4                

  1. Day 6                  

  1. Day 9                     

Day 4- 36

Day 6- 52

Day 9- 76

300

Alex is laying tiles for a project at her school. She used 4 tiles in the first row. She used 7 tiles in the second row. She used 10 tiles in the third row. She wants to keep this pattern going until she lays 12 rows of tiles. 

How many tiles will she need in total for her art project?

37

300

Mark is collecting marbles for his collection. He has 6 marbles to begin with. Each day he adds 7 marbles to his collection. How many marbles will he have after 100 days?

706

300

How many windows does a single tower with 15 floors have?

61

400

Stacy has 3 pennies in her penny jar. She adds 8 pennies each day. Which two number of pennies does not belong?

  1. 11

  2. 20

  3. 27 

  4. 44

20 and 44

400

Betty is collecting rocks. She has 4 rocks in her collection to start with. Each day she plans to collect 3 rocks. How  many rocks will she have collected after 100 days?

Write an expression to solve the following problem.

100x3 + 4

304

400

Sarah’s quilt starts with 2 patches to begin with. Each day she adds 6 more patches to the quilt. Which equations show how many patches, P, the quilt will contain after 20 days?

  1. P = 6 x 20 + 2 

  2. 2 x 20 + 6 = P

  3. 6 + (2 x 20) = P

  4. P = 2 + (6 x 20)

1 and 4

400

How many windows does a double tower with 6 floors have?

38

500

Julie put 3 pennies in a jar to save for a cupcake. Each day she adds 7 more pennies. How many days will it take for her to reach 87 pennies?

12 days

500

A garden has 14 rows of plants. The first row has 12 plants. The remaining rows have 10 plants each. What is the total number of plants in the garden?

142

500

A sporting store had a basketball display. The first row had 6 balls. Each row behind the first row had 8 balls. How many rows did it take for there to be 54 balls?

7 rows

500

How many windows does a square tower with 12 floors have?

100