Functions

1. Write down the next two terms in each of these 8. Hari invests $100. At the end of each month, $15
sequences and term-to-term rule. is added to investment, but he must pay a $3 fee.
a. 1, 3, 5, 7, ____ , ____ a. How much money does Hari have at the end
b. 6, 10, 14, 18, ____ , ____ of the first month?
c. 20, 28, 36, 44, ____ , ____ b. During the next 3 months, exactly the same
d. 10, 9, 8, 7, ____ , ____ happens. $15 is added to investment, but he
e. 16, 13, 10, 7, ____ , ____ must pay a $3 fee. Work out how much
f. 20, 18, 16, 14, ____ , ____ money he has at the end of the second, third
g. 50, 45, 40, 35, ____ , ____ and fourth months?
2. Use the given first term and term-to-term rule to
write down the next four terms of each sequence. 9. The second term of a sequence is 10. The term-to-
a. Add 6 2, ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ term rule is: Multiply by 4 then subtract 2. What is
b. Add 10 12, ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ the first term of the sequence?
c. Add 7 0, ____ , ____ , ____ , ____
d. Subtract 2 12, ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ 10. The fourth term of a sequence is 18. The term-to-
e. Subtract 5 25, ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ term rule is: Subtract 3 then multiply by 3. What
f. Subtract 20 100, ____ , ____ , ____ , ____ is the first term of the sequence?
3. For each of these sequences, write down
the term-to-term rule, and the next two terms 11. What is the term-to-term rule for this sequence?
a. 12, 14, 16, 18, … 2, 4, 10, 28, …
b. 5, 8, 11, 14, …
c. 46, 42, 38, 34, … 12. This sequence of patterns is made from squares.
d. 4, 1, −2, −5, … pattern 1 pattern 2 pattern 3
e. −50, −44, −38, −32, …
f. −2, −3, −5, −9, …
a. Draw the next two patterns in the sequence.
g. −50, −26, −14, −8, …
b. Complete the table.
4. Write down the first four terms of each sequence.
Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5
First term Term-to-term rule
Number of squares 3 5
a. 4 add 3
c. Write down the term-to-term rule.
b. 30 subtract 5
d. How many squares will there be in:
c. 4 multiply by 2
pattern 6 pattern 8?
d. 80 divide by 2
5. Fill in the missing terms in each sequence. 13. This sequence of patterns is made from blocks.
a. 6, 9, ____ , 15, ____ , 21, 24 pattern 1 pattern 2 pattern 3
b. 3, 10, 17, ___ , ____ , 38, ____
c. 45, ____ , ____ , 27, 21, ____ ,9
a. Draw the next two patterns in the sequence.
d. ____ , ____ , 17, 14, ____ , ____ , ____
b. Complete the table.
Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5
6. Write down the first three terms of each sequence.
Number of blocks
a. First term is 5. Term-to-term rule is:
c. Write down the term-to-term rule.
Multiply by 2 and then add 3.
d. How many squares will there be in:
b. First term is 5. Term-to-term rule is:
pattern 6 pattern 9?
Subtract 2 and then multiply by 3.
c. First term is 30. Term-to-term rule is: 14. This sequence of patterns is made from dots.
Divide by 2 and then subtract 1. pattern 1 pattern 2 pattern 3

7. Write down three possible term-to-term rules for

each of the sequences and work out the next two a. Complete the table.
terms for each rule. Pattern number 1 2 3 4 5
a. 1, 3, … Number of blocks
b. 3, 6, … b. How many squares will there be in:
c. 1, 8, … pattern 10 pattern 18?
d. 5, 11, … Show how you worked out your answers.
15. Find out the 𝑛th term rule for these sequences. c. input output
a. 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, …
b. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, …
c. 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, …
d. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, … d. input output
e. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, …
f. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, …
16. Find the first four terms and 10th terms of these
sequences.
a. 𝑛th term = 5𝑛 20. Find the missing inputs and outputs.
b. 𝑛th term = 𝑛 + 3 a. input output
c. 𝑛th term = 4𝑛
d. 𝑛th term = 𝑛 + 8
e. 𝑛th term = 𝑛 − 8
f. 𝑛th term = 50𝑛 b. input output
g. 𝑛th term = 𝑛 − 10
17. Work out the nth term rule for each of these
sequences. For each of the sequences, use its nth
c. input output
term rule to work out the 12th term and 25th term.
a. 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, …
b. 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, …
c. 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, …
d. 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, … 21. Complete these inverse function machines and
e. 8, 9,10,11,12, … table of values.
f. 11,12,13,14,15, … a.
g. 14,15,16,17,18, … Input Output
h. 20,21,22,23,24, … 3
18. Find the missing output numbers in each of these 8
function machines. 10
a. input output
b.
Input Output
b. input output 16
16
60

c. input output c.
Input Output
1
d. input output 14
25

22. Work out the rule of these function machines.

a. input output
19. Find the missing input numbers in each of these
function machines.
a. input output
b. input output

b. input output
c. input output