Number patterns

Number patterns

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This task is about completing number patterns.
Questions/instructions
In this activity you are going to complete some number patterns.
 
An example of a number pattern is: 
2, 4, 6, 8, __, __. 
The next two numbers are 10 and 12. The numbers are getting larger by 2.

Question 1Change answer

Write down the missing numbers in each of these four patterns.
 
a)  1, 3, 5, 7, , 
 
b)  , , 410, 420, 430, 440
 
c)  3, 6, 9, 12, , 
 
d)  , , 58, 56, 54, 52

Question 1Change answer

Write down the missing numbers in each of these four patterns.
 
e)  7, 7 1/2, 8, 8 1/2, , 
 
f)  15, 10, 6, 3, , 
 
g)  2, 4, 8, 16, , 
 
h)  9, 9 3/4, 10 1/2, 11 1/4, , 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online with auto-marking. 
Levels:
2, 4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Patterns and relationships
Keywords: 
nemp, number patterns, addition, subtraction
Description of task: 
For this NEMP task students complete a series of number patterns.
Answers/responses: 
  Y4 (09/1997) Y8 (10/1997)
1. 9, 11 79% 95%
2. 390, 400 41% 89%
3. 15, 18 75% 95%
4. 62, 60 50% 89%
5. 9, 9 1/2 62% 94%
6. 1, 0 23% 55%
7. 32, 64 16% 65%
8. 12, 12 3/4 - 29%
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Commentary:
Year 8 students succeeded well where addition and subtraction were involved, until question 8. Year 4 students also struggled where the item included numbers larger than 20.