Number Pattern Rules
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Number Pattern Rules
🔍 Part 1: Pattern Detective - Find the Rules
Instructions: Look at each number pattern carefully. Work out what the rule is, then write the next three numbers.
The rule is: ________________________________________________
The rule is: ________________________________________________
The rule is: ________________________________________________
The rule is: ________________________________________________
The rule is: ________________________________________________
📊 Part 2: Pattern Tables
Instructions: Complete the tables and describe the pattern rule in your own words.
Position: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Number: 7, 10, 13, 16, _____, _____
Explain the rule in your own words:
Position: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Number: 5, 10, 20, 40, _____, _____
Explain the rule in your own words:
✏️ Part 3: Create and Explain
a) Fill in the next three numbers: _____, _____, _____
b) What would the 10th number in this pattern be? _____
c) Explain how you worked out your answer:
Start with 3: 3, _____, _____, _____, _____, _____
Pattern: 4, 7, 10, 13, 16...
If the position number is n, then the pattern number is: _____________
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