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Number patterns

Total questions: 78

Worksheet time: 2hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Katrina cooked pounds of chicken and created the table below.

Which statement would Katrina use to determine how long it would take to cook 10 pounds of chicken?

a)

add 10 to 3

b)

add 10 to 9

c)

multiply 10 by 3

d)

multiply 10 by 9

2.

Andre bought 5 books each day and sold 2 each day. On which day will he have bought 50 books and 20 sold books?

a)

10th

b)

9th

c)

8th

d)

5th

3.

For every minute Pam studies, Sue studies for 2 minutes. If Pam studies for 15 minutes, for how many minutes does Sue study?

a)

15 minutes

b)

17 minutes

c)

27 minutes

d)

30 minutes

4.

For every 3 cucumber plants Allie grows, she grows 5 tomato plants. If she has 12 cucumber plants, how many tomato plants does she have?

a)

10 tomato plants

b)

14 tomato plants

c)

20 tomato plants

d)

24 tomato plants

5.

Steve sold peach and strawberry pies for three days. He recorded his total number sold in the chart.


He wants to plot his data on a graph. What ordered pair should he plot for the total number of strawberry pies sold on the third day?

a)

(45, 36)

b)

(36, 45)

c)

(3, 36)

d)

(3, 45)

6.

Find the rule the pattern is using:

11,9,7,5,3

a)

Subtract 2

b)

Divide 3

c)

Add 3

d)

Subtract 3

7.

Which choice uses the same subtraction rule as the pattern shown?

42,32,22,12,2

a)

29,22,15,8,1

b)

11,9,7,5,3

c)

39,30,21,12,3

d)

47,37,27,17,7

8.

Find the rule the pattern is using:

8,16,32,64

a)

Add 16

b)

Multiply 2

c)

Add 8

d)

Multiply 5

9.

Which choice uses the same addition rule as the pattern shown?

5,12,19,26,33

a)

9,18,27,36,45

b)

6,15,24,33,42

c)

9,16,23,30,37

d)

9,14,19,24,29

10.

Find the rule the pattern is using:

3,9,15,21,27

a)

Multiply 3

b)

Add 4

c)

Add 6

d)

Multiply 10

11.

Which choices uses the same subtraction rule as the pattern shown?

32,25,18,11,4

a)

37,28,19,10,1

b)

36,29,22,15,8

c)

43,34,25,16,7

d)

13,10,7,4,1

12.

What is the SIXTH number in this pattern?

13,16,19,22

a)

28

b)

25

c)

31

d)

22

13.

What is the CORRECTLY written rule for this pattern?

12,21,30,39,48,57

a)

Start at 12. Add 18

b)

Start at 3. Add 9

c)

Start at 21. Subtract 9

d)

Start at 12. Add 9

14.

What is the FOURTH number in this pattern?

47,53,59

a)

71

b)

65

c)

77

d)

64

15.

Find the rule the pattern is using:

448,112,28,7

a)

Divide 4

b)

Subtract 336

c)

Divide 5

d)

Subtract 84

16.
What are the missing numbers in this pattern?
23, 33, ___, 53, ___, 73
a)
32, 62
b)
42, 63
c)
43, 63
d)
42, 62
17.
What are the missing numbers in this pattern?
23, 33, ___, 53, ___, 73
a)
32, 62
b)
42, 63
c)
43, 63
d)
42, 62
18.
What are the missing numbers in this pattern?
22, 29, 36, ___, 50, ___
a)
35, 55
b)
40, 57
c)
41, 56
d)
43, 57
19.
How would you describe this pattern's rule?
4, 11, 18, 25, 32, 39
a)
Add 8
b)
Add 6
c)
Subtract 8
d)
Add 7
20.
How would you describe this pattern's rule?
65, 62, 59, 56, 53, 50
a)
Subtract 2
b)
Subtract 3
c)
Subtract 4
d)
Add 3
21.
How would you describe this pattern's rule?
23, 29, 35, 41
a)
Subtract 6
b)
Add 6
c)
Subtract 5
d)
Add 4
22.
How would you describe this pattern's rule?
16, 11, 6, 1
a)
Add 5
b)
Subtract 3
c)
Subtract 5
d)
Subtract 6
23.
How many counters would come next?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
11
24.
What rule could be used to find each Output number?
a)
Add 2 to the Input number.
b)
Add 15 to the Input number.
c)
Multiply the Input number by 4.
d)
Multiply the Input number by 6.
25.
What is the pattern of the following numbers
1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3
a)
Growing 
b)
Repeating
26.
A B C A B C A B C __
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
27.
Is this a growing or repeating pattern?
a)
growing
b)
repeating
28.
How many cubes would be in the next shape?
a)
15
b)
16
c)
17
d)
18
29.
If you extended the pattern, how many dots would come next?
a)
16
b)
20
c)
25
d)
30
30.
1,  2,  5,  1,  2,  5,  __
What number comes next?
a)
2
b)
1
c)
5
31.
What is the Pattern?
a)
The next term will have 16 blocks
b)
The next term will have 15 blocks.
c)
The next term will have 14 blocks.
d)
This is the end of the pattern.
32.
Brian used the same rule on each Input number to create the Output numbers in the table below.
a)
Add 10
b)
Add 30
c)
Subtract 10
d)
Subtract 20
33.
A B C A B C A B __
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
34.
∎∆∆∎ΔΔ__
a)
b)
Δ
35.
Count by 2's. What number comes next?
a)
10
b)
11
c)
14
d)
13
36.
How many line segments will be added in the fifth term?
a)
4
b)
3
c)
7
d)
1
37.
What is missing
a)
heart, heart, heart
b)
octagon, octagon, octagon
c)
octagon, octagon, heart
d)
octagon, heart, octagon
38.
How many triangles are going to come next?
a)
2
b)
5
c)
6
d)
4
39.
Jacob's teacher gave the class a mystery pattern below to solve.
12, 16, 20, 24, ___
What is the rule to get to the next number?
a)
Add 6
b)
Add 4
c)
Subtract 2
d)
Add 2
40.

What is the Rule fot this Pattern?


65, 67, 57, 55, 45, 47, ...

a)

add 2 minus 8

b)

add 2, minus 2

c)

add 2, minus 10

d)

add 2, add 19

41.

Which pattern follows this pattern rule?


Starting at 3, alternately add 5, then subtract 2

a)

3, 8, 6, 10, 8, 13

b)

3, 8, 6, 11, 9, 14

c)

3, 1, 6, 4, 9, 7

d)

3, 8, 6, 11, 10, 15

42.

What is this pattern rule?


6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36 ...

a)

add six

b)

add 5

c)

add 8

d)

multiply by 6

43.

Which pattern follows this rule?


Starting at 1, add 1 then increase the number you add by 2 each time.

a)

1, 3, 5, 7, 9

b)

1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

c)

1, 2, 5, 8, 11,

d)

1, 2, 5, 10, 17

44.

100, 125, 120, 145, 140

a)

add 25, add 5

b)

add 25, subtract 5

c)

add 25, subtract 15

d)

add 25, add 15

45.

If you start at 25, adding 2 and subtracting 1 alternately, which of these patterns below are true?

a)

25, 27, 26, 28, 26, 28

b)

25, 26, 29, 28, 27, 29

c)

25, 26, 27, 26, 28, 27

d)

25, 27, 26, 28, 27, 29

46.

What is the next 3 terms in this pattern?


14, 25, 20, 31, 26..

a)

37, 32, 43

b)

21, 32, 27

c)

35, 30, 41

d)

29, 24, 35

47.

What is the first 6 terms of this pattern?


Starting at 1, alternately add 6, then subtract 3

a)

1, 6, 3, 9, 6, 12

b)

1, 7, 4, 10, 7, 13

c)

1, 6, 4, 10, 7, 13

d)

1, 7, 4, 10, 8, 14

48.

Start at 99, alternately subtract 9 then add 11

a)

99, 90, 101, 102, 113

b)

99, 91, 100, 91, 102

c)

99, 90, 101, 92, 113

d)

99, 90, 102, 93, 104

49.

what is the next number?


89, 90, 81, 82, 73, 74

a)

75

b)

65

c)

64

d)

75

50.
What are the missing numbers in this pattern?
23, 33, ___, 53, ___, 73
a)
32, 62
b)
42, 63
c)
43, 63
d)
42, 62
51.
What are the missing numbers in this pattern?
12, 15, ___, 21, ____, 27
a)
18,23
b)
18, 24
c)
17, 25
d)
17, 24
52.
What are the next 2 numbers of this pattern?
23, 27, 31, 35, ___, ___
a)
37, 39
b)
40, 45
c)
39, 43
d)
38, 41
53.
How would you describe this pattern's rule?
65, 62, 59, 56, 53, 50
a)
Subtract 2
b)
Subtract 3
c)
Subtract 4
d)
Add 3
54.
How would you describe this pattern's rule?
4, 11, 18, 25, 32, 39
a)
Add 8
b)
Add 6
c)
Subtract 8
d)
Add 7
55.
How would you describe this pattern's rule?
23, 29, 35, 41
a)
Subtract 6
b)
Add 6
c)
Subtract 5
d)
Add 4
56.
How would you describe this pattern's rule?
16, 11, 6, 1
a)
Add 5
b)
Subtract 3
c)
Subtract 5
d)
Subtract 6
57.
How many counters would come next?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
9
d)
11
58.
320, 340, 360, 
What is the next number in the pattern?
a)
54
b)
400
c)
380
d)
370
59.

Write the number shown on the abacus in standard forms:

a)

5,645

b)

5,465

c)

6,545

d)

5,654

60.

Rashi thinks of a number. Anar has to guess Rashi's number. Rashi gives the following hints to Anar:

The number has 4 as one of it’s digits.

The number is greater than 300 and less than400.

Which of these can be Rashi’s number?

a)

347

b)

243

c)

430

d)

396

61.

In which of the following numbers does the digit 3 have a place value of 300?

a)

5,321

b)

2,153

c)

5,231

d)

3,521

62.

Write a 4-digit number using the given place value blocks:

a)

3,027

b)

327

c)

372

d)

273

63.

Manu guessed that there are 653 buttons are in a small tin. Round the number of buttons to the nearest ten.

a)

650

b)

660

c)

700

d)

600

64.

3 thousands + 5 hundreds +9 tens . Write the total in standard form.

a)

3,590

b)

3,950

c)

3,509

d)

3,507

65.

In which of these numbers does 7 have the greatest value?

a)

6,750

b)

7,235

c)

4,579

d)

4,357

66.

Write a 2-digit number using the given place value blocks:

a)

15

b)

16

c)

25

d)

26

67.

Which of these is the GREATEST?

a)

4,378

b)

4,873

c)

4,387

d)

4,783

68.

This abacus shows the number 4,057.

Zayan takes away 5 ball from the TENS place. What number will the abacus show now?

a)

4,097

b)

4,007

c)

4,057

d)

4,002

69.
How would you describe this pattern's rule?
65, 62, 59, 56, 53, 50
a)
Subtract 2
b)
Subtract 3
c)
Subtract 4
d)
Add 3
70.

Which pattern has +5 as a rule?

a)

45, 55, 65, 75, 85

b)

1, 6, 11, 16, 21

c)

40, 30, 20, 10

d)

5, 11, 17, 22

71.

Translate this sentence into an equation.

72 is the product of 8 and Steve's age.

Use the variable h to represent Steve's age.

a)

72 = 8 + h

b)

72 = 8h

c)

72 = 8 - h

d)

72 = 8/h

72.
Five less than twice a number is equivalent to 47. 
a)
5 - 2x = 47 
b)
2x - 5 = 47 
c)
5x - 2 = 47 
d)
2 - 5x = 47 
73.

There are r rows of chairs with 7 chairs in each row. Choose the expression that shows the number of chairs in total.

a)

7r

b)

7/r

c)

r-7

d)

r+7

74.

Kenneth has g gumballs. Maggie has 29 fewer gumballs than Kenneth. Choose the expression that shows how many gumballs Maggie has.

a)

g+29

b)

g-29

c)

29g

d)

g ÷ 29

75.

Decide which operation is needed in the following situation: Jeremy's grandma brings him and his siblings to the carnival. She has $40 and wants to split it evenly among Jeremy and his siblings.

a)

Addition

b)

Subtraction

c)

Multiplication

d)

Division

76.
What is the expression for "six less than y"
a)
6- y
b)
6 < y
c)
y - 6
77.
What rule would explain this input output table?
a)
The output is 3 times as much as the input.
b)
The input is 3 times as much as the output.
c)
The output is 8 times as much as the input.
d)
The input is 8 times as much as the output.
78.
What is the rule?
a)
Multiply by 4
b)
Add 4
c)
Multiply by 3
d)
Add 3