Let's solve each part of the problem step by step and explain the reasoning clearly.
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Question 1: Find out what to add to each number to get the next one.
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(a) 1, 3, 6, 10, ...
Let’s look at the differences between consecutive numbers:
- 3 - 1 =
2
- 6 - 3 =
3
- 10 - 6 =
4
So, we are adding
increasing integers: +2, +3, +4...
Next, we should add
5 to 10:
- 10 + 5 =
15
Then:
- 15 + 6 =
21
- 21 + 7 =
28
✔ So the next numbers are:
15, 21, 28, etc.
> This is a sequence where each term increases by an incrementally increasing number (like triangular numbers).
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(b) 0, 2, 6, 12, ...
Check the differences:
- 2 - 0 =
2
- 6 - 2 =
4
- 12 - 6 =
6
So we are adding
even numbers: +2, +4, +6...
Next, add
8 to 12:
- 12 + 8 =
20
Then:
- 20 + 10 =
30
- 30 + 12 =
42
✔ So the next numbers are:
20, 30, 42, etc.
> Pattern: Each time, we're adding the next even number: +2, +4, +6, +8, ...
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Question 2: What pattern do you see in these numbers? Continue the same pattern and fill in the blanks.
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(a) 96, 98, 100, 102, ...
Look at the differences:
- 98 - 96 = 2
- 100 - 98 = 2
- 102 - 100 = 2
➡️ The pattern is
adding 2 each time →
even numbers increasing by 2
So continue:
- 102 + 2 =
104
- 104 + 2 =
106
- 106 + 2 =
108
✔ Answer:
104, 106, 108
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(b) Write all odd numbers between 400 and 410
Odd numbers are those not divisible by 2.
List numbers from 401 to 409 (since 400 and 410 are even):
- 401 → odd
✔
- 402 → even
✘
- 403 → odd
✔
- 404 → even
✘
- 405 → odd
✔
- 406 → even
✘
- 407 → odd
✔
- 408 → even
✘
- 409 → odd
✔
✔ So odd numbers between 400 and 410 are:
401, 403, 405, 407, 409
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(c) Write all even numbers between 155 and 165
Even numbers are divisible by 2.
Start from the first even number after 155:
156
Then add 2 each time:
- 156
- 158
- 160
- 162
- 164
(165 is odd, so stop before it)
✔ Even numbers between 155 and 165 are:
156, 158, 160, 162, 164
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✔ Final Answers:
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Question 1:
(a) Sequence: 1, 3, 6, 10,
15, 21, 28
→ Add 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,...
(b) Sequence: 0, 2, 6, 12,
20, 30, 42
→ Add 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,...
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Question 2:
(a) 96, 98, 100, 102,
104, 106, 108
(b) Odd numbers between 400 and 410:
401, 403, 405, 407, 409
(c) Even numbers between 155 and 165:
156, 158, 160, 162, 164
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of pattern worksheet for third.