8.04 Find the rule

Interactive practice questions

Take a look at this pattern:

$8$8, $10$10, $12$12, $14$14, $16$16, $18$18

What is the rule for this pattern?

Add $3$3.

Add $2$2.

Easy

Less than a minute

Take a look at this pattern:

$40$40, $38$38, $36$36, $34$34, $32$32, $30$30

What is the rule for this pattern?

Take a look at this pattern:

$71$71, $63$63, $55$55, $47$47, $39$39, $31$31

What is the rule for this pattern?

Take a look at this pattern:

$8$8, $16$16, $24$24, $32$32, $40$40, $48$48

What is the rule for this pattern?

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generalises properties of odd and even numbers, generates number patterns, and completes simple number sentences by calculating missing values