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MATHEMATICS
Quarter 3 – SLAS 6
(Self-learning Activity Sheet)
Formulating the Rule in Finding the
Next Term in a Sequence
FOR TANDAG CITY DIVISION USE ONLY
IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
Subject Area: Mathematics Quarter: Third
Name of Learner: _____________________________________ Grade Level: 5
School: ____________________________________________________________________
LEARNING ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION
Week Covered: Week 6
Learning Competency: Formulates the rule in finding the next term in a
sequence (M5AL-IIIf-6)
Objectives: After completing this self-learning activity sheet, you should be
able to:
1) visualize the rule in finding the next term in a sequence; and
2) formulate the rule in finding the next term in a sequence.
Materials:
Notebooks, pad paper and ball pen
DIRECTIONS: Give the correct number in a sequence of numbers.
1) 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, ___, ___ 4) 1, 1, 2, 6, 24, ___, ___
2) 3, 1, 6, 4, 9, 7,___, ___ 5) 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, ___, ___
3) 5, 4, 6, 5, 7, ___, ___
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Study the table of numbers below.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
1, 3, 6, 10, 15, 21, 28, 36, 45 form a number sequence.
A number sequence is a list of numbers in which successive terms
follow a rule or pattern. Each number in a sequence is called a term.
Looking at the pattern of the shaded number
- To find the 2nd term add 2 1+2=3
- To find the 3rd term, add 3 3+3=6
- To find the 4th term, add 4 6 + 4 = 10
- To find the 5th term, add 5 10 + 5 = 15
- To find the 6th term, add 6 15 + 6 = 21
By studying the sequence of numbers, we can find the rule governing
the terms. The rule can tell us what number will come next in the sequence.
Here are some examples:
Find the next term of the number sequence.
1) 3, 7, 11, 15, ___ , __ _ answers: 19, 23
Rule of pattern: Add 4 to find the next term.
2.) 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, _____ answer: 128
Rule of pattern: Multiply 2 to find the next term.
3) 5, 10,17, 26, __, __ answer: 37, 50
Rule of pattern: Addition of consecutive odd numbers starting from 5.
5 + 5 = 10 26 + 11 = 37
10 + 7 = 17 37 + 13 = 50
17 + 9 = 26
4) 24, 21, 18, 15, ____ answer: 12
Rule of pattern: Subtract 3 to the next term.
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Directions: Answer the given activity below on a separate sheet of paper.
A. Find the rule then write the missing terms.
1.) 7, 12, 17, 22, ______
2.) 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, _____
3.) 68, 60, 52, ______
4.) 3, 9, ___ , 81
5.) 6, 8, 12, 18, 26, _____
B. Study the rule/ pattern. Supply the missing term/s.
1.) 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, ____, _____
2.) 50, 48, 44, 38, 30, ____, ____
3.) 9, 16, 25, 36, ____
4.) 45, 35, 30, 20,15, ____, ____
5.) 3, 9, 14, 18, 21, ____, ____
REFLECTIONS
Concepts Learned
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Concepts Unlearned
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REFERENCES
Department of Education. 21st Century MATHletes 5. Philippines: Vibal
Group Inc., 2016
Department of Education. Lesson Guide in Elementary Mathematics 6.
Bureau of Elementary Education. Philippines, 2013
ANSWER KEY
of 2 starting 2
5) 23, 24 5) 36 – add multiples e. 21, 34
4) 5, 0 4) 27 – times 3 d. 120, 720
3) 49 3) 44 – minus 8 c. 6, 8
2) 20, 8 2) 160 – times 2 b. 9, 8
1) 48, 54 1) 27 – add 5 a. 19, 10
B A
EVALUATE ELICIT
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