Patterns
Practice
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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 next 3 numbers in the pattern.

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 IN number to get to the OUT number?

Look for a pattern.

Write the numbers to complete each table, then write the RULE. 

 

IN 2 3 4 5 8 10
OUT 4 5 6      
RULE:_____________________

IN 4 5 6 7 9 10
OUT 8 9 10      

RULE:_____________________

 

IN 18 17 16 15 10 9
OUT 15 14 13      
RULE:_____________________

 

IN 28 27 26 25 18 17
OUT 23 22 21      
RULE:_____________________

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