This math topic focuses on identifying the rules for decreasing arithmetic patterns. The problems require selecting the correct rule that describes how sequences of numbers decrease. Each question lists a sequence of numbers, and the learner has to choose the right arithmetic rule from multiple options. These rules involve subtracting a fixed number from each term to reach the next one in the pattern. The problems challenge the learner's understanding of basic arithmetic operations and their application in recognizing patterns in sets of numbers.
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Rule for Decreasing Arithmetic Pattern
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Choose the rule that describes this decreasing pattern
13, 10, 7, 4
Patterning - Rule for Decreasing Arithmetic Pattern Worksheet
| Math worksheet on 'Patterning - Rule for Decreasing Arithmetic Pattern (Level 1)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Patterns and Sums - Intro' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/patterns_and_sums_intro/ |
| Choose the rule that describes this decreasing pattern |
| 19, 15, 11, 7 |
| Start at 19 and multiply by 4 for each term |
| Start with 19 and 23. Add the prior two terms for each subsequent term |
| Start at 22 and subtract 4 for each term |
| Start at 19 and subtract 4 for each term |
| Start at 19 and subtract 2 for each term |
| Start at 19 and subtract 1 for each term |
| Choose the rule that describes this decreasing pattern |
| 17, 14, 11, 8, 5 |
| Start at 17 and subtract 3 for each term |
| Start at 17 and add 3 for each term |
| Start at 17 and subtract 0 for each term |
| Start at 17 and multiply by 3 for each term |
| Start at 20 and subtract 3 for each term |
| Start with 17 and 20. Add the prior two terms for each subsequent term |
| Choose the rule that describes this decreasing pattern |
| 17, 13, 9, 5 |
| Start at 17 and subtract 4 for each term |
| Start at 21 and subtract 4 for each term |
| Start at 17 and subtract 5 for each term |
| Start with 17 and 21. Add the prior two terms for each subsequent term |
| Start at 17 and add 4 for each term |
| Start at 17 and subtract 1 for each term |
| Choose the rule that describes this decreasing pattern |
| 25, 19, 13, 7 |
| Start at 25 and subtract 6 for each term |
| Start with 25 and 31. Add the prior two terms for each subsequent term |
| Start at 25 and multiply by 6 for each term |
| Start at 25 and subtract 7 for each term |
| Start at 25 and subtract 2 for each term |
| Start at 23 and subtract 6 for each term |
| Choose the rule that describes this decreasing pattern |
| 23, 18, 13, 8 |
| Start at 20 and subtract 5 for each term |
| Start at 21 and subtract 5 for each term |
| Start at 23 and subtract 5 for each term |
| Start at 23 and subtract 7 for each term |
| Start at 27 and subtract 5 for each term |
| Start at 26 and subtract 5 for each term |
| Choose the rule that describes this decreasing pattern |
| 33, 27, 21, 15, 9 |
| Start at 33 and add 6 for each term |
| Start at 29 and subtract 6 for each term |
| Start at 33 and multiply by 6 for each term |
| Start at 33 and subtract 5 for each term |
| Start at 33 and subtract 6 for each term |
| Start at 34 and subtract 6 for each term |
| Choose the rule that describes this decreasing pattern |
| 23, 19, 15, 11, 7 |
| Start with 23 and 27. Add the prior two terms for each subsequent term |
| Start at 20 and subtract 4 for each term |
| Start at 23 and add 4 for each term |
| Start at 23 and subtract 2 for each term |
| Start at 23 and subtract 4 for each term |
| Start at 23 and subtract 7 for each term |