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 4, 12, 36, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
2The rule is "multiply by 3". The pattern starts 2, 6, 18, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
3The rule is "multiply by 3". The pattern starts 3, 9, 27, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
4The rule is "multiply by 3". The pattern starts 1, 3, 9, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
5The rule is "add 2". The pattern starts 0, 2, 4, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
6The rule is "multiply by 2". The pattern starts 5, 10, 20, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
7The rule is "add 9". The pattern starts 9, 18, 27, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
8The rule is "subtract 4". The pattern starts 27, 23, 19, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
9The rule is "subtract 12". The pattern starts 65, 53, 41, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
10The rule is "subtract 2". The pattern starts 16, 14, 12, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
11The rule is "add 8". The pattern starts 6, 14, 22, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
12The rule is "subtract 5". The pattern starts 56, 51, 46, … What is number 6 in the pattern?
Answer: ______________
Answer key: Number patterns
- 1. 972
- 2. 486
- 3. 729
- 4. 243
- 5. 10
- 6. 160
- 7. 54
- 8. 7
- 9. 5
- 10. 6
- 11. 46
- 12. 31
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