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OC – Thinking Skills – Number Patterns
1. Find the next number in the pattern:
12 10 8 6 ?
2. Find the next number in the pattern:
80 40 20 10 ?
3. Find the next number in the pattern:
1 5 9 13 ?
4. Find the next number in the pattern:
1 2 4 7 ?
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Max makes three 6 sided die and writes numbers on each face such that opposite faces
follow a pattern. Find the missing numbers.
5.
4
12 5
10 24
6.
7
5 24
28 9
7.
11
24 7
21 8
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The numbers in the following shapes are in a pattern can you figure out the missing
number?
8.
1 3 5 5 3 6 10 15 7
9 14 ?
9.
5 7 10 24 22 20 5 7 3
8 22 ?
10.
15 7 15 20 4 20 24 25 24
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5
7 4 ?
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Answers:
1. 4
2. 5
3. 17
4. 11
5. 8 or 2
6. 11 or 3
7. 33
8. 32
9. 1
10. 25
Explanations:
1. Find the next number in the pattern:
12 10 8 6 ?
Each number in the pattern above is the result of subtracting 2 from the previous
number. Therefore, 6-2=4.
4 is the next number.
2. Find the next number in the pattern:
80 40 20 10 ?
Each number in the pattern above is the result of dividing the previous number by 2.
Therefore, 10÷2=5.
5 is the next number.
3. Find the next number in the pattern:
1 5 9 13 ?
Each number in the pattern above is the result of adding 4 to the previous number.
Therefore, 13+4=17.
17 is the next number.
4. Find the next number in the pattern:
1 2 4 7 ?
Each number increase gets bigger by 1. For example, 1+1=2, 2+2=4, 4+3=7.
Therefore, 7+4=11.
The answer is 11.
Max makes three 6 sided die and writes numbers on each face such that opposite faces
follow a pattern. Find the missing numbers.
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5.
4
12 5
10 24
The opposite faces in this cube net follow the pattern such that one is a 2x multiple
of the other. As 4 x 2 =8 and 4÷2=2, either 8 or 2 are possible answers.
6.
7
5 24
28 9
The opposite faces in this cube net follow the pattern such that the difference
between the two numbers is 4. As a result the missing number can either be 7- 4 = 3
or 7+4 = 11.
7.
11
24 7
21 8
The opposite faces in this cube net follow the pattern such that one is a 3x multiple
of the other. 11x3=33. Therefore, the answer is 33.
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The numbers in the following shapes are in a pattern can you figure out the missing
number?
8.
1 3 5 5 3 6 10 15 7
9 14 ?
The pattern in these set of shapes is that the bottom number is the total of the top three
numbers. As 10 + 15 + 7 = 32, the missing number is 32.
9.
5 7 10 24 22 20 5 7 3
8 22 ?
The pattern in these set of shapes is that the side numbers add to the same total as the
middle numbers when added. Therefore, 5 + 3=8 and 7 added to the missing number
must also equal 8 so 8-7=1. Therefore, the missing number is 1.
10.
15 7 15 20 4 20 24 25 24
7 4 ?
The pattern in these set of shapes is that the side numbers are identical and the middle
numbers are identical. Therefore, the answer is 25.
