Patterns: Find a Rule
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Use number patterns to decide what numbers come next in a series of numbers.

  • Find the difference between each number.

  • Look for a pattern.

Write the number to extend each pattern of numbers.

30, 32, 34, ___, ___, ___

Explain your answer.

  

5, 10, 15, ___, ___, ___

Explain your answer.  

27, 24, 21, ___, ___, ___

Explain your answer.

 

24, 20, 16, ___, ___, ___

Explain your answer.

 

 

Use number patterns to complete each table.

What do you have to do to each INPUT number to get to the OUTPUT number?

Look for a pattern.

 

INPUT 2 3 4 5 8 10
OUTPUT 4 5 6
RULE:_____________________

INPUT 4 5 6 7 9 10
OUTPUT 8 10 12

RULE:_____________________

INPUT 18 17 16 15 10 9
OUTPUT 15 14 13
RULE:_____________________

INPUT 28 27 26 25 18 17
OUTPUT 23 22 21
RULE:_____________________

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