Let's bring together everything we've seen so far with patterns - whether working with decimals in the tenths place, decimals in the hundredths place, or fractions. Each time, we've seen that we need to:
- Find the pattern - which will either be given, or which will need to be found by looking at the list of numbers.
- Continue the pattern - using the pattern that you found.
Watch the video below to see some examples!
Now that you've seen how to work with patterns using decimals and fractions, have a go at some questions!
Worked Examples
Example 1
Complete the pattern.
$\frac{8}{10}$810 $\frac{7}{10}$710 $\frac{6}{10}$610 $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ What is the pattern?
The numbers are decreasing by $10$10
AThe numbers are decreasing by $0.1$0.1
BThe numbers are decreasing by $0.01$0.01
CThe numbers are decreasing by $1$1
D
Example 2
Complete the pattern.
$0.3$0.3 $1.0$1.0 $1.7$1.7 $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ What is the pattern?
The numbers are increasing by $\frac{7}{100}$7100
AThe numbers are increasing by $\frac{7}{10}$710
BThe numbers are increasing by $70$70
CThe numbers are increasing by $7$7
D
Example 3
Complete the pattern.
$0.02$0.02 $0.03$0.03 $0.04$0.04 $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ $\editable{}$ What is the pattern?
The numbers are increasing by $\frac{1}{10}$110
AThe numbers are increasing by $\frac{1}{100}$1100
BThe numbers are increasing by $1$1
CThe numbers are increasing by $10$10
D