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Mathematics Problem Solving
Volume 4, Number 10, November 9, 1998
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Detecting Patterns
Sometimes
detectives solve mysteries by noticing patterns. Patterns can sometimes
help you predict what will happen next or what may have happened
somewhere in a sequence of events.
Study
each sequence of numbers and see if you can decide what number is
missing based on the pattern.
1.
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, _____
2.
20, 15, 10, _____, 0
3.
72, 64, 56, 48, 40, _____, 24, 16
4.
1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, _____
5.
1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49, _____, 81, 100
6.
0, 1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, _____, 55
7.
6, 6, 7, 9, 8, 6, _____
Clue:
Don’t be in a daze about days.
8.
1 uses 1, 2 uses 2, 3 uses 3, 4 uses 2, 5 uses _____, 6 uses 2
Clue: Romans could
count on this pattern.
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