Solving Problems with Numerical Patterns

Find the next number in the pattern.
18; 22; 26; 30; 34; ________

• 38
• 42
• 40
• 36

Find the rule:
2; 4; 6; 8; 10; ____

• Subtract 2
• Add 4
• Multiply by 2
• Add 2

How many blocks will be in the 4th term?

• The next term will have 16 blocks
• The next term will have 15 blocks.
• The next term will have 14 blocks.
• This is the end of the pattern.

What comes next in this pattern
110; 100; 90; ____; ____; ____

• 90; 80; 70

• 85; 80; 75

• 80; 70; 60

• 100; 110; 120

Fill in the next two terms of this pattern 2; 5; 10; _____; ______

• 17; 26

• 15; 18

• 15; 22

• 17; 25

How would you describe this pattern's rule?
65; 62; 59; 56; 53; 50

• Subtract 2
• Subtract 3
• Subtract 4
• Add 3

Find the missing numbers.
520; ____; 560; 580; ____

• 540; 590

• 540; 600

• 525; 590

• 510; 590

Find the missing numbers.
520; ____; 560; 580; ____

• 540; 590

• 540; 600

• 525; 590

• 510; 590

What comes next?
4; 6; 8; 10; ____

• 12
• 13
• 11
• 20

The terms in the number sequence 3; 6; 12; 24; ... are generated by:

• multiplying by 3 
• adding 3
• subtracting 3
• multiplying by 2