Increasing and Decreasing

Number Patterns

Practice
What room are we in?

a) Room 3
b) Room 6
c) Room B

FIND THE RULE

1)
2, 4, 6, 8, 10

a) Decreasing by 2
b) Increasing by 4
c) Increasing by 2

2)

4, 8, 12, 16, 20

a) Increasing by 4
b) Decreasing by 6
c) Increasing by 1

3)

25, 20, 15, 10, 5

a) Increasing by 5
b) Decreasing by 5
c) Decreasing by 3

4)

15, 12, 9, 6, __

a) Decreasing by 4; 2
b) Decreasing by 3; 3
c) Increasing by 3; 3

5)

44, 40, 36, 32, __

a) Decreasing by 2; 30
b) Decreasing by 1; 20
c) Decreasing by 4; 28

6)

1, 3, 5, _, 9

a) Increasing by 2; 7.
b) Increasing by 2; 8.
c) Decreasing by 1; 7.

7)
10, 20, __, 40, 50

a) Increasing by 10; 30
b) Decreasing by 10; 30
c) Increasing by 5; 25

8)
13, 11, 9, __, 5

a) Decreasing by 3; 6
b) Decreasing by 2; 7
c) Increasing by 1; 10