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B \u003Cbr>2.  A \u003Cbr>3.  C \u003Cbr>4.  C \u003Cbr>5.  A \u003Cbr>6.  D \u003Cbr>7.  B \u003Cbr>8.  D \u003Cbr>9.  B \u003Cbr>10.  C  |  |  |  |\n| 1) | 22, 20, 18, 16,   | 2) 3, 8, 13, 18,  \u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| A. n + 2 B. n − 2 C. n • 2 D. n ÷ 2 A. n + 5 B. n − 5 C. n • 5 D. n ÷ 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) | 7, 21, 63, 189,   | 4) 51, 102, 204, 408,  \u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| A. n + 3 B. n − 3 C. n • 3 D. n ÷ 3 A. n + 2 B. n − 2 C. n • 2 D. n ÷ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | 40, 47, 54, 61,   | 6) 72, 36, 18, 9,  \u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| A. n + 7 B. n − 7 C. n • 7 D. n ÷ 7 A. n + 2 B. n − 2 C. n • 2 D. n ÷ 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | 83, 77, 71, 65,   | 8) 81, 27, 9, 3,  \u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| A. n + 6 B. n − 6 C. n • 6 D. n ÷ 6 A. n + 3 B. n − 3 C. n • 3 D. n ÷ 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | 26, 20, 14, 8,   | 10) 15, 45, 135, 405,  \u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| A. n + 6 B. n − 6 C. n • 6 D. n ÷ 6 A. n + 3 B. n − 3 C. n • 3 D. n ÷ 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 9)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 9)[ 9](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 9)  \nChoosing the Rule for a Pattern  \nName:  \n\n| If n represents a number in each pattern, determine which rule could be used to find the next number.\u003Cbr>1) 22, 20, 18, 16,  \u003Cbr>A. n + 2 B. n − 2 C. n • 2 D. n ÷ 2\u003Cbr>2) 3, 8, 13, 18,  \u003Cbr>A. n + 5 B. n − 5 C. n • 5 D. n ÷ 5\u003Cbr>3) 7, 21, 63, 189,  \u003Cbr>A. n + 3 B. n − 3 C. n • 3 D. n ÷ 3\u003Cbr>4) 51, 102, 204, 408,  \u003Cbr>A. n + 2 B. n − 2 C. n • 2 D. n ÷ 2\u003Cbr>5) 40, 47, 54, 61,  \u003Cbr>A. n + 7 B. n − 7 C. n • 7 D. n ÷ 7\u003Cbr>6) 72, 36, 18, 9,  \u003Cbr>A. n + 2 B. n − 2 C. n • 2 D. n ÷ 2\u003Cbr>7) 83, 77, 71, 65,  \u003Cbr>A. n + 6 B. n − 6 C. n • 6 D. n ÷ 6\u003Cbr>8) 81, 27, 9, 3,  \u003Cbr>A. n + 3 B. n − 3 C. n • 3 D. n ÷ 3\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>\u003Cbr>|  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.  \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003C","cbCaihNkfsNoQFVZ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihNkfsNoQFVZ","pdf",43947,"English","# Choosing the Rule for a Pattern\n## Practice Questions (1-10 / 1-8)\n## Answer Key","[{\"question\":\"What does n represent in each number pattern?\",\"answer\":\"n represents a number in each pattern. 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