Number Patterns and Sentences

Complete the number pattern

14, 17, 20, 23, _

• 25

• 27

• 26

• 30

What is a number pattern?

• A repeated arrangement of numbers following a rule

• A repeated arrangement of shapes following a rule

• A random collection of numbers

• Numbers in a line

Complete the number pattern

18, 14, 10, _

• 6

• 8

• 12

• 4

What pattern is happening in this sequence of numbers?

2, 6, 18, 54,

• +12

• +4

• x3

• x2

Fill in the blank in the number pattern

_, 46, 40, 34, 28

• 48

• 40

• 52

• 62

What is the rule for this in and out table?

• -1

• -3

• x2

What is the missing number in this in and out table?

• 100

• 19

• 14

• 40

Fill in the blanks in the number pattern

16, _, 30, 37, _, 51, 58

• 20, 40

• 20, 41

• 23, 44

• 17, 38

Which of these is an example of a number sentence? (There could be more than one correct answer)

• 12 x 4 = 48

• 6 + 9

• 15

• 5 + 4 = 9

• (9+2) x 3

Answer explanation

A number sentence has numbers, an operation (e.g. addition) and an equals sign.

Sonia is splitting 20 slices of pizza onto 5 plates. Write a number sentence to work out how many slices would be on each plate