1.! Here are the first four terms of a number sequence.
! ! 8! 14! 20! 26
! (a) Write down the next term of the number sequence.
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! (b) Explain how you found your answer.
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2.! Here are the first four terms of a number sequence.
! ! 2! 5! 8! 11
! (a) ! (i) Write down the next term of the number sequence.
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! ! (ii) Explain how you found your answer.
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! The 40th term of the number sequence is 119.
! (b) Work out the 41st term of the number sequence.
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3.! Here are the first four terms of a number sequence.
! ! 11! 15! 19! 23
! (a) ! (i) Write down the next term of the number sequence.
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! ! (ii) Explain how you found your answer.
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! The 100th term of the number sequence is 407.
! (b) Work out the 99th term of the number sequence.
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4.! Here are the first four terms of a number sequence.
! ! 7! 10! 13! 16
! Work out the difference between the 10th term and 15th term in the sequence.
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5.! (a) Write down the next term in this sequence.
! ! 5! 9! 13! 17! ..........
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! (b) Describe the rule for continuing the sequence.
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6.! (a) Write down the next term in this sequence.
! ! 2! 6! 18! 54! ..........
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! (b) Describe the rule for continuing the sequence.
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7.! (a) Write down the next term in this sequence.
! ! 256! 128! 64! 32! ..........
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! (b) Describe the rule for continuing the sequence.
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8.! Write down the next two numbers in this sequence.
! ! 7! 8! 10! 13! ..........!! ..........!
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9.! Write down the next two numbers in this sequence.
! ! 2! 5! 11! 23! ..........!! ..........!
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10.! Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.
! ! 9! 15! 21! 27! 33
! (a) ! (i) Write down the next term of the number sequence.
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! ! (ii) Explain how you found your answer.
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! 302 is not a term in this number sequence.
! (b) Explain why.
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11.! Here are the first four terms of a number sequence.
! ! 8! 12! 16! 20
! (a) ! (i) Write down the next term in the sequence.
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! ! (ii) Explain how you found your answer.
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! (b) Write down the 9th term in the sequence.
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! Ricky says 1001 is in the sequence.
! (c) Explain why Ricky is wrong.
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12.! Here are the first 4 terms in a number sequence.
! ! 132! 124! 116! 108
! (a) Write down the next two terms in this number sequence.
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! 11 cannot be a term in this number sequence.
! (b) Explain why.
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13.! Here are the first five terms of a number sequence.
! ! 3! 8! 13! 18! 23
! (a) Work out the 10th term of this number sequence.
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! Here are the first four terms of another number sequence.
! ! −2! 4! 10! 16
! (b) ! Find two numbers that are in both number sequences.
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14.! Here is a number sequence.
! The rule for finding the next term is to add a, where a is an integer.
! ! 8! ........! ! ........! ! 29
! Work out the two missing terms.
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15.! (a) The first term of a sequence is −5
! The rule for continuing the sequence.
What is the second term of the sequence?
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! (b) Here is a rule for continuing a different sequence.
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The second term of this sequence is 20.
! What is the first term?
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16.! Here is a sequence
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! ! 1! 3! 17! 115
! To find the next term the rule is
! ! multiply by a and then subtract b, where a and b are integers.
! Find the values of a and b.
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17.! Write down the next term in the sequence.
! ! 2a + b!! 3a + 5b! 4a + 9b
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