Understanding Patterns: Increasing and Decreasing

What is the main difference between an increasing pattern and a repeating pattern?

• Increasing patterns have a core that repeats.

• Repeating patterns grow by a fixed amount.

• Increasing patterns grow, while repeating patterns have a core that repeats.

• Repeating patterns shrink over time.

In an increasing pattern that starts with one dot and grows by one, how many dots will be in the fourth term?

• Five dots

• Three dots

• Two dots

• Four dots

What is the pattern rule for an increasing pattern that starts at 1 and increases by 1?

• Starting at 1, increasing by 1

• Starting at 1, increasing by 2

• Starting at 2, increasing by 1

• Starting at 1, increasing by 3

If an increasing pattern starts with three X's and grows by two each time, how many X's will be in the third term?

• Five X's

• Seven X's

• Nine X's

• Eleven X's

In an increasing pattern that starts with three X's and grows by two, how many X's will be in the fourth term?

• Fifteen X's

• Thirteen X's

• Eleven X's

• Nine X's

What does a decreasing pattern do?

• It shrinks by removing elements.

• It grows by a fixed amount.

• It repeats a core.

• It stays the same.

In a decreasing pattern that starts with six dots and shrinks by two, how many dots will be in the second term?

• One dot

• Two dots

• Three dots

• Four dots

What is the pattern rule for a decreasing pattern that starts at 6 and decreases by 2?

• Starting at 5, decreasing by 2

• Starting at 6, decreasing by 2

• Starting at 6, decreasing by 1

• Starting at 6, decreasing by 3

If a decreasing pattern starts with five X's and shrinks by two each time, how many X's will be in the third term?

• One X

• Two X's

• Three X's

• Four X's

How do you determine the next term in a decreasing pattern?

• Double the elements in the current term.

• Remove a fixed number of elements from the current term.

• Repeat the current term.

• Add more elements to the current term.