Math · Grade 5 · 10 questions
1. The rule is multiply by 3 then subtract 2. Starting at 4, what comes next?
2. The rule is double then add 3. Starting at 5, what is the next number?
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3. A rule turns 2 into 7 and 4 into 13. What is it?
4. The rule is halve then add 4. Starting at 20, what comes next?
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5. The rule multiply by 2 then add 1, starting at 3, gives 7 then 15.
6. The rule is subtract 1 then multiply by 4. Starting at 6, what comes next?
7. The rule is add 4 then double. Starting at 1, what is the next number?
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8. A rule turns 10 into 4 and 20 into 9. What is it?
9. The rule is triple then subtract 5. Starting at 4, what comes next?
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10. With a two-step rule the order of the steps matters.
Rules that do one thing and then another.
The rule is multiply by 3 then subtract 2. Starting at 4, what comes next?
The rule is double then add 3. Starting at 5, what is the next number?
A rule turns 2 into 7 and 4 into 13. What is it?
The rule is halve then add 4. Starting at 20, what comes next?
The rule multiply by 2 then add 1, starting at 3, gives 7 then 15.
The rule is subtract 1 then multiply by 4. Starting at 6, what comes next?
The rule is add 4 then double. Starting at 1, what is the next number?
A rule turns 10 into 4 and 20 into 9. What is it?
The rule is triple then subtract 5. Starting at 4, what comes next?
With a two-step rule the order of the steps matters.