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Patterns
7. Complete the next two terms of the following number patterns.
(a) 3 , 6 , 12 , 24 , 48 , 96 .
(b) 1 , 5 , 25 , 125 , ________ , ________ .
(c) 1 , 4 , 16 , 64 , ________ , ________ .
(d) 13 , 26 , 52 , 104 , ________ , ________ .
(e) 20 , 60 , 180 , ________ , ________ .
Observe the pattern.
What can you say about the pattern?
Add one more term to the pattern.
The above pattern can be represented as:
1 , 2 , 4 , 8 , _____ , _____ .
1 , 2 , 4 , 8 is an increasing number pattern.
The next term is obtained by multiplying the previous term by 2.
x 2 x 2 x 2
x 2
1 2 4 8
Let's work out
Tip: Number patterns involving multiplication