Students describe pattern rules and complete input-output tables. Part A has nine fill-in-the-blank problems asking for the rule and next term in sequences including add-3 and subtract-8 patterns. Part B is a matching activity pairing four input-output rules and inputs — including multiply by 3 and add 9 — to their correct output values.
Working with function tables moves students from pattern-recognition toward early algebraic reasoning.
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Patterns and Number Sequences
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. The pattern 2, 5, 8, 11 follows the rule add 3. The next number is 14.
2. What comes next in 7, 14, 21, 28, 35?
3. The pattern 80, 72, 64, 56 follows the rule subtract 8. The next number is 48.
4. An input-output table uses the rule multiply by 2. If the input is 6, the output is 12.
5. In the pattern 3, 6, 12, 24, each number is multiplied by 2.
6. If the rule is add 7 and the input is 15, the output is 22.
7. In the pattern 10, 20, 30, 40, the missing number is 20. The rule is add 10.
8. What comes next in 60, 55, 50, 45, 40?
9. In the repeating pattern 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, the next number is 2.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Rule: add 4, input = 8
→ 12
15
Rule: subtract 3, input = 20
→ 17
20
Rule: multiply by 3, input = 5
→ 15
12
Rule: add 9, input = 11
→ 20
17
Patterns and Number Sequences
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) The pattern 2, 5, 8, 11 follows the rule add 3. The next number is 14.
2) What comes next in 7, 14, 21, 28, 35?
3) The pattern 80, 72, 64, 56 follows the rule subtract 8. The next number is 48.
4) An input-output table uses the rule multiply by 2. If the input is 6, the output is 12.
5) In the pattern 3, 6, 12, 24, each number is multiplied by 2.
6) If the rule is add 7 and the input is 15, the output is 22.
7) In the pattern 10, 20, 30, 40, the missing number is 20. The rule is add 10.
8) What comes next in 60, 55, 50, 45, 40?
9) In the repeating pattern 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, the next number is 2.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Rule: add 4, input = 8
→ 12
15
Rule: subtract 3, input = 20
→ 17
20
Rule: multiply by 3, input = 5
→ 15
12
Rule: add 9, input = 11
→ 20
17
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