Comparing two patterns

1. Pattern A adds 3 from 0. Pattern B adds 6 from 0. How does B compare with A?

• B is twice A
• B is 3 more than A
• They are the same
• A is twice B

2. Pattern A adds 5 from 0. What is its fourth term?

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3. Pattern A adds 4 from 1. Pattern B adds 4 from 5. How do they compare?

• B is always 4 more than A
• B is twice A
• They are the same
• A is always 5 more

4. Pattern A: 2, 4, 6, 8. Pattern B: 6, 12, 18, 24. B is how many times A?

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5. Two patterns that add the same amount but start differently stay the same distance apart.

• True
• False

6. Which number is in both 3, 6, 9, 12, … and 4, 8, 12, 16, …?

• 6
• 8
• 12
• 18

7. The rule is subtract 7 from 60. Which number comes third?

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8. Pattern A doubles from 1. Pattern B adds 10 from 1. Which is bigger at the sixth term?

• Pattern B
• Pattern A
• They are equal
• You cannot tell

9. In 1, 8, 27, 64, what comes next?

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10. A pattern's rule is add 0.5 from 2. What is the fifth number?

• 3.5
• 4
• 4.5
• 5