Finding the Pattern with Whole Numbers

This week Leslie picked 48 tomatoes from her garden. This is 4 times as many as picked last week. Last week she picked t tomatoes. Which equation represents this situation?

• t = 48 + 4

• t = 4 x 48

• 4 x t = 48

• 48 = 4 + t

Which list shows the first four whole number multiples of 12?

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 2, 3, 4, 6

• 24, 36, 48, 60

• 12, 24, 36, 48

Fern wrote ten numbers on a number line. The first number she wrote was 3. She used the rule "Add 5". Which of the following is the sixth number she wrote on the number line?

• 23

• 28

• 30

• 33

Joachim and Sandra used the rule "Add 4, subtract 2" to make this sequence of numbers. 5, 9, 7, 11, 9, 13, 11, 15, 13, 17 If the pattern continues, which are the next two numbers in this sequence?

• 13, 11

• 13, 15

• 15, 19

• 21, 20

Mrs. Tate wrote this number pattern on the board. 75, 68, 70, 63, 65, 58, 60 The rule for finding the terms in the pattern is "Subtract 7, add 2." Which of the following describes another pattern in the numbers?

• Every other number is odd.

• Every other number is prime.

• Every other number is a multiple of 2.

• Every other number is a multiple of 5.

Rita made 3 times as many paper flowers as David did. Together they made 20 paper flowers. How many paper flowers did David make?

• 4

• 5

• 15

• 16

Identify the pattern: 0,4,12,16,48,52......

• Start with 0, multiply by 4

• Start with 0, skip count by 3

• Start with 0, add 4, multiply by 3

• Add 4, multiply by 3

Complete the pattern: 9, 8, 16, 15, 30, 29, 58, ____, ______

• 57, 100

• 116, 115

• 57, 114

What number stands for "squared" when used as an exponent?

• 12

• 2

• 3

• 4