Arithmetic or Geometric Mystery Puzzle

Identify if the following are arithmetic, geometric or neither. If arithmetic or geometric write the explicit
formula and calculate the 6th term (𝑎6 ). Find your answer on the grid and color the square according to
the square in the problem. If neither, you will color nothing.

1. {1,2,6,24,120, … } 2. {31,26,21,16,11 … } 3. {3888, −648,108, −18,3, … }

blue yellow red

7 8
4. {−2, − 3 , − 3 , −3 … } 5. {−14, −28, −56, … } 6. {0, −1, −3, −6, … }

yellow
blue red

7. {−45, −38, −31, … } 5 5 5 15 1 1 1

8. {9 , 6 , 4 ,
8
,…} 9. {32 , − 8 , 2 , −2,8 … }

red yellow black

10. {50,39,28,17 … } 11. {1,2,3,5,8, … } 12. {135,90,60,40, … }

Light Light black

blue blue
 Arithmetic or Geometric Mystery Puzzle
Required Colors: Red, yellow, light blue, blue, black

135 135 135 135 135

6 6 6 6 6
32 32 32 32 32

135 160 160 160 135 135

6 −32 −32 6
32 9 9 9 32 32

135 160 160

−448 −10 −448 −10 −448 −32 6
32 9 9

1
−5 −5 −5 −5 −10 −448 −10 −32 − −32
2

11 11 160 1 160
−5 −5 − − −448 −10 −448 −
3 3 9 2 9

1
6 −32 −10 −448 −10 −448 −10 −32 − −32
2

135 160 160 1 160

−448 −10 −448 −10 −448 −
32 9 9 2 9

160 160
6 −32 −10 −32 −448 −10 −32 6
9 9

135 160 160 135

−448 −10 −32 −10 −448 6
32 9 9 32

160 160 160 135

6 −32 −32 −32 −32 6
9 9 9 32
 Arithmetic or Geometric Mystery Puzzle
Identify if the following are arithmetic, geometric or neither. If arithmetic or geometric write the explicit
formula and calculate the 6th term (𝑎6 ). Find your answer on the grid and color the square according to
the square in the problem. If neither, you will color nothing.

1. {1,2,6,24,120, … } 2. {31,26,21,16,11 … } 3. {3888, −648,108, −18,3, … }

Neither Arithmetic Geometric

blue yellow red

7 8
4. {−2, − 3 , − 3 , −3 … } 5. {−14, −28, −56, … } 6. {0, −1, −3, −6, … }
Geometric Neither
Arithmetic

yellow
blue red

7. {−45, −38, −31, … } 5 5 5 15 1 1 1

8. {9 , 6 , 4 ,
8
,…} 9. {32 , − 8 , 2 , −2,8 … }
Arithmetic
Geometric Geometric

red yellow black

10. {50,39,28,17 … } 11. {1,2,3,5,8, … } 12. {135,90,60,40, … }

Arithmetic Neither Geometric

Light Light black

blue blue
 Arithmetic or Geometric Mystery Puzzle
Required Colors: Red, yellow, light blue, blue, black

135 135 135 135 135

6 6 6 6 6
32 32 32 32 32

135 160 160 160 135 135

6 −32 −32 6
32 9 9 9 32 32

135 160 160

−448 −10 −448 −10 −448 −32 6
32 9 9

1
−5 −5 −5 −5 −10 −448 −10 −32 − −32
2

11 11 160 1 160
−5 −5 − − −448 −10 −448 −
3 3 9 2 9

1
6 −32 −10 −448 −10 −448 −10 −32 − −32
2

135 160 160 1 160

−448 −10 −448 −10 −448 −
32 9 9 2 9

160 160
6 −32 −10 −32 −448 −10 −32 6
9 9

135 160 160 135

−448 −10 −32 −10 −448 6
32 9 9 32

160 160 160 135

6 −32 −32 −32 −32 6
9 9 9 32