Mathematics Department

Year 4 Mathematics 2016

Worksheet
E-Learning Lesson: Number Patterns

Topic: Problem-Solving Heuristics

Date of Submission: _____________________

Write your answers on this worksheet and submit to your teachers by 1st April (Friday)
1.

2.

Write down the next two terms of the following sequences

(a)

12,

11,

9,

6,

(b)

2,

3,

5,

8,

(c)

1,

3,

7,

15,

(d)

1,

16,

81,

256,

Write down the relation of Tn and n for the following sequences in the space provided.
Term

Sequence 1

Sequence 2

Sequence 3

10

10

13

15

16

16

20

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3.

Write down the 9th and 10th terms of the following sequences in the space provided:
Term

Sequence 1

Sequence 2

Sequence 3

Sequence 4

Sequence 5

10

11

17

15

19

12

14

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9
10

4.

The numbers from 1 to 100 are arranged in rows of 5 as indicated:

1

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

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41

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42

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43

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44

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45

46

47

48

49

50

51

52

53

54

55

56

57

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96

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97

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98

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99

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100

From the array, we may choose a box of 4 numbers in a square. Two of these are shown:
The '8 box' shown has a total of 44 and the '49 box' shown has a total of 208.
(a)

What is the total of the '72 box'?

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(b)

Which box has the largest total, and what is its total?

______, _____

(c)

Which box has a total of 156?

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5.

In a party, the amount of food put on each table depends on the number of guests seated at the table.
The list of numbers tabulated below shows number of guests, muffins and fruit tarts at each table.
Number of guests n

Number of muffins m

11

Number of fruit tarts t

10

(a)

Complete the table above by filling up the two missing values.

(b)

Write down a formula connecting n and m.

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(c)

The formula connecting n and t is given as t an2 bn .

Find the values of a and b.

_____, _____

Hence, by using the formulae or otherwise, calculate the number

of fruit tarts required for 25 guests seated at a table.

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(d)

6.

Each diagram in the sequence below consists of a number of dots.

Diagram number

Number of dots

T1

T2

T3

T4

Diagram number (n)

Number of dots (Tn)

1
1

2
5

3
11

(a)

Complete the table above by filling up the two missing values.

(b)

Hence, express Tn in terms of n.

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