Number Patterns

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What is a number pattern?

Back

A number pattern is a sequence of numbers that follow a specific rule or formula.

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What does it mean to 'increase' in a number pattern?

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To 'increase' means to add a certain number to the previous number in the pattern.

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What does it mean to 'decrease' in a number pattern?

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To 'decrease' means to subtract a certain number from the previous number in the pattern.

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Identify the rule: 2, 4, 6, 8, ____.

Back

10 (The rule is to add 2 each time.)

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Identify the rule: 5, 10, 15, 20, ____.

Back

25 (The rule is to add 5 each time.)

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What is the next number in the pattern: 1, 3, 5, 7, ____.

Back

9 (The rule is to add 2 each time.)

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Identify the rule: 20, 18, 16, 14, ____.

Back

12 (The rule is to subtract 2 each time.)

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What is the next number in the pattern: 100, 90, 80, ____.

Back

70 (The rule is to subtract 10 each time.)

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Does the pattern follow the rule 'add 5'? 3, 8, 13, 18.

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No (The rule is to add 5, then add 5, then add 5, then add 5.)

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Complete the pattern: 10, 20, 30, ____, ____.

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40, 50 (The rule is to add 10 each time.)