How to Continue a Pattern

The video tutorial explains how to solve a standardized math test question by continuing a pattern. The pattern starts with the number 8, and each subsequent number is found by subtracting 9 from the previous number. The tutorial uses a table strategy to organize the work and demonstrates the step-by-step calculation to find the fifth number in the pattern, which is -28.

What is the first number in the pattern described?

• 5

• 8

• 10

• 12

How do you find each subsequent number in the pattern?

• Add 9

• Subtract 9

• Multiply by 9

• Divide by 9

Explain how you would calculate the second number in the pattern.

Describe the process of finding the 4th number in the pattern.

What is the 5th number in the pattern?

• -1

• -10

• -19

• -28