πagarwalmath · 4th grade · Common Core 4.OA.C.5
🌀 Number patterns
Patterns that follow a rule
Name: ______________________Date: ____________
1The rule is "multiply by 3". The pattern starts 2, 6, 18, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
2The rule is "add 12". The pattern starts 16, 28, 40, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
3The rule is "subtract 5". The pattern starts 26, 21, 16, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
4The rule is "add 3". The pattern starts 9, 12, 15, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
5The rule is "multiply by 2". The pattern starts 1, 2, 4, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
6The rule is "multiply by 3". The pattern starts 1, 3, 9, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
7The rule is "multiply by 3". The pattern starts 3, 9, 27, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
8The rule is "add 7". The pattern starts 6, 13, 20, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
9The rule is "multiply by 2". The pattern starts 4, 8, 16, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
10The rule is "subtract 8". The pattern starts 40, 32, 24, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
11The rule is "add 5". The pattern starts 1, 6, 11, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
12The rule is "subtract 11". The pattern starts 55, 44, 33, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Number patterns
- 1. 486
- 2. 76
- 3. 1
- 4. 24
- 5. 32
- 6. 243
- 7. 729
- 8. 41
- 9. 128
- 10. 0
- 11. 26
- 12. 0
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