Instructions

Read each story problem carefully. Find the number pattern to solve the puzzle! Write your answer on the line provided.

1. A magical sunflower is growing in a garden. On Monday, it has 2 petals. On Tuesday, it has 5 petals. On Wednesday, it has 8 petals. If it keeps growing in the same pattern, how many petals will it have on Thursday?
   Pattern: 2, 5, 8, ______


2. A frog named Freddy loves to hop. His first hop is 10 cm long. His second hop is 15 cm. His third hop is 20 cm. If Freddy continues this pattern, how long will his fifth hop be?
   Answer: ____________ cm


3. Maria baked 25 cookies for her family. They eat 4 cookies every hour. Complete the pattern to show how many cookies are left after the next two hours.
   Pattern: 25, 21, ______, ______


4. Leo is building a tower with blocks. The bottom layer has 30 blocks. The second layer has 25 blocks. The third layer has 20 blocks. How many blocks will be in the fifth layer?
   Answer: ____________ blocks


5. A robot is being built on an assembly line. The parts are numbered in a special order. The first parts are 7, 14, ___, 28, 35. What is the number of the missing part?
   Pattern: 7, 14, ______, 28, 35


6. You are a spy and you found a secret code! The code is a number pattern: 99, 88, 77, ___, 55. What is the missing number in the code?
   Pattern: 99, 88, 77, ______, 55


7. The number of fish in a special tank doubles every day. On Day 1 there are 3 fish. On Day 2 there are 6 fish. On Day 3 there are 12 fish. How many fish will be in the tank on Day 4?
   Answer: ____________ fish


8. A super bouncy ball is dropped. Its first bounce is 50 cm high. Its second bounce is 45 cm high. Its third bounce is 40 cm high. If the pattern continues, how high will the ball's fourth bounce be?
   Pattern: 50, 45, 40, ______


9. A train is leaving the station. The first train car is number 100. The second is 110. The third is 120. What will the number of the sixth train car be?
   Answer: ____________


10. Challenge! A squirrel is hiding nuts using a tricky pattern. First, it hides 5 nuts, then 10, then 9, then 14, then 13. What are the next two numbers in its pattern?
    Pattern: 5, 10, 9, 14, 13, ______, ______

Answer Key

1. 11
   (The rule is to add 3 each time.)
2. 30 cm
   (The pattern is 10, 15, 20, 25, 30. The rule is to add 5 each time.)
3. 17, 13
   (The rule is to subtract 4 each time.)
4. 10 blocks
   (The pattern is 30, 25, 20, 15, 10. The rule is to subtract 5 each time.)
5. 21
   (The rule is to add 7 each time, or count by 7s.)
6. 66
   (The rule is to subtract 11 each time.)
7. 24 fish
   (The rule is to multiply by 2, or double the number, each time. 12 x 2 = 24.)
8. 35
   (The rule is to subtract 5 each time.)
9. 150
   (The pattern is 100, 110, 120, 130, 140, 150. The rule is to add 10 each time.)
10. 18, 17
    (The rule is a two-step pattern: add 5, then subtract 1. 13 + 5 = 18. 18 - 1 = 17.)