Number Patterns and Sequences /m

Each number in a numeric pattern.

• rule

• pattern

• term

The ordered arrangement of terms that make up a pattern.

• sequence

• pattern

• term

An ______________ sequence is a series of numbers in which the interval between any two consecutive terms is the same amount.

• Special Sequence

• Arithmetic Sequence

• Artistic Sequence

What number is missing from this sequence?

• 24

• 26

• 28

Find the rule the pattern is using:

11,9,7,5,3

• Subtract 2

• Divide 3

• Add 3

Name the rule of the following sequence:

8,16,32,64

• Add 16

• Multiply 2

• Add 8

Name the rule in the pattern: 2, 8, 10, 40, 42, 168, 170

• add six, multiply by 4

• multiply by 4, add 2

• multiply by 4, add 30

How would you describe this pattern's rule?

99, 97, 95, 93, 91

• Subtract 1

• Add 2

• Subtract 2

Find the rule the pattern is using:

448,112,28,7

• Divide 4

• Subtract 336

• Divide 5

Find the 8th term in the sequence: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, ...

• 19

• 13

• 17