Activity 1

Which number comes next?

2 4 6 8 10 12
3 6 9 12 15 18
5 10 15 20 25 30
10 20 30 40 50 60

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A. Solve each of the following problems using patterns. Formulate the number sentence or rule.

1. Look at the figure below. Continuing the same pattern, how many chairs (x) can be placed
around 10 tables? Write the number sentence.

X X X

X X X X

X X X
X X X

X X

X X X
Find a pattern involving the number of tables and chairs to solve the problem How do you formulate the
rule in finding the next term in a sequence?

2.

X Y
1 1
2 4
3 9
4 16

What will be the value of y when x=11? _____

3.

X Y
1 3
2 5
3 10
4 17

What will be the value of y when x=6? ____