Practice Problems — Set 17

4.OA.C.5 · Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule

Print and write your answers. Use diagrams to show thinking.

Warm-up

1. Continue the pattern: 18, 20, 22, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 5 each time. Next after 28? ___ 3. Shape pattern: triangle, square, triangle, square, ___

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Written practice

1. Continue the pattern: 17, 19, 21, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 4 each time. Next after 27? ___ 3. Shape pattern: triangle, square, triangle, square, ___ 4. Input 19 → output 38. Input 22 → output ___ 5. Find the missing term: 22, ___, 28, 31 6. Write the rule in words for today's pattern. ___ 7. Continue the pattern: 20, 22, 24, ___, ___ 8. Rule: add 3 each time. Next after 30? ___

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More written practice

1. Input 22 → output 44. Input 25 → output ___ 2. Find the missing term: 25, ___, 31, 34 3. Continue the pattern: 23, 25, 27, ___, ___ 4. Rule: add 6 each time. Next after 33? ___ 5. Input 25 → output 50. Input 28 → output ___ 6. Find the missing term: 28, ___, 34, 37

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Patterns and rules

1. Continue the pattern: 34, 36, 38, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 5 each time. Next after 44? ___ 3. Shape pattern: triangle, square, triangle, square, ___

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Stretch

1. Continue the pattern: 42, 44, 46, ___, ___ 2. Rule: add 5 each time. Next after 52? ___

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Parent tip: Build growing patterns with blocks or drawings