pattern 1: 12,16,20,24,28 32
how would you answer this in a 5 grade mathematical term
Try to find the difference between each number. Notice that if you take 12 away from 16, you get 4, and the same if you take 16 away from 20.
Therefore, the pattern is add 4.
I hope I helped!
To find the pattern, we can look at the difference between consecutive numbers in the sequence.
Starting with the first two numbers, 12 and 16, we can see that the difference is 4. If we examine the next pair, 16 and 20, we again see a difference of 4. This pattern continues with each consecutive pair: a difference of 4.
So, the pattern in this sequence is that each number is 4 more than the previous number.
In terms of mathematical notation, we can write the pattern as:
nth term = (n - 1) * 4 + 12
For example, to find the fifth term, we can substitute n = 5 into the formula:
5th term = (5 - 1) * 4 + 12
= 4 * 4 + 12
= 16 + 12
= 28
Therefore, the fifth number in the sequence is 28.