Number sequences
Complete the number sequences by filling in the spaces below. State whether the
sequences are ascending or descending order.
Ascending or descending?
1.
-16, -9,
-2,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
2.
20,
42,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
3.
133, 130, 127, ___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
4.
11,
17,
23,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
5.
9,
0,
-9,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
6.
26,
16,
6,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
7.
-5,
0,
5,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
8.
2.5, 3.0, 3.5, ___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
31,
Now have a go at these more tricky sequences!
9.
2,
10. 6,
4,
8,
16,
___,
___,
___,
___________
18,
54,
162,
___,
___,
___,
___________
Think very carefully now. Can you write down the short hand rule for each of
the above sequences? The first one has been done for you.
1.
NN = LN + 7
2.
______________
3.
_______________
4.
______________
5.
_______________
6.
______________
7.
_______________
8.
______________
9.
_____________
10. ____________
Number sequences
Complete the number sequences by filling in the spaces below. State whether
they are ascending or descending order.
Ascending or descending?
1.
13,
25,
37,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
2.
20,
31,
42,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
3.
26,
23,
20,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
4.
11,
17,
23,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
5.
-16, -9,
-2,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
6.
133, 130, 127, ___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
7.
-25, -20, -15, ___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
8.
9,
0,
___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
9.
91,
102, 113, ___,
___,
___,
___,
___________
64,
___,
___,
___,
___________
10. 97,
-9,
31,
___,
Think very carefully now. Can you write down the short hand rule for each of
the above sequences? The first one has been done for you.
1.
NN = LN + 12
2.
______________
3.
_______________
4.
______________
5.
_______________
6.
______________
7.
_______________
8.
______________
9.
_____________
10. ____________
Number sequences
Complete the number sequences by filling in the spaces below.
1.
3,
5,
7,
___,
___,
___,
___,
2.
20,
30,
40,
___,
___,
___,
___,
3.
16,
14,
12,
___,
___,
___,
___,
4.
1,
7,
13,
___,
___,
___,
___,
5.
6,
9,
12,
___,
___,
___,
___,
6.
33,
30,
27,
___,
___,
___,
___,
7.
25,
20,
15,
___,
___,
___,
___,
8.
9,
15,
21,
___,
___,
___,
___,
9.
91,
102, 113, ___,
___,
___,
___,
63,
___,
___,
___,
10. 84,
42,
___,
Think very carefully now. Can you write down the short hand rule for each of
the above sequences? The first one has been done for you.
1.
NN = LN + 2
2.
______________
3.
_______________
4.
______________
5.
_______________
6.
______________
7.
_______________
8.
______________
9.
_____________
10. _____________