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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be identifying the term to term rule in linear number sequences in order to find what terms will come next and what terms would come previous to given terms.

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4 Questions

Q1.
What is 8 + 3 x 6 - 1?
24
Correct answer: 25
64
65
Q2.
What is 3 x (2 + 4) - 1
10
Correct answer: 17
6
9
Q3.
Which one is incorrect?
10 ÷ 2 + 4 = 9
16 - 3 x 4 = 4
Correct answer: 22 - 5 x 2 = 34
4 x 5 + 2 = 22
Q4.
Which one is incorrect?
Correct answer: (7 + 2) x 6 = 19
17 + 2 x 8 = 33
4 + 4 x (3 + 4) = 32
5 + 9 x 2 = 23

4 Questions

Q1.
What would be the next term in this sequence? 4.5, 4.75, 5, 5.25, 5.5, 5.75
5.5
Correct answer: 6
6.25
6.5
Q2.
What is the term to term rule in this sequence? 9.2, 9.15, 9.1, 9.05
Correct answer: - 0.05
- 0.5
+ 0.05
+ 0.5
Q3.
What would be the previous term in this sequence? -3, -1, 1, 3, 5
-4
Correct answer: -5
6
7
Q4.
Look at the following sequence, which term below can not be part of that sequence? 56, 61, 66, 71, 76
1001
1006
1016
Correct answer: 1060