Finding Numerical Pattern Rules
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Objective
I can figure out the pattern in a list of numbers or a function machine and use the rule to continue the pattern.
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Practice
7 questions
Describe in your own words what a "rule" is in an input/output table.
In an input/output table, the inputs are 2, 4, 6, and the outputs are 5, 7, 9. What is the rule?
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“In an input/output table, the inputs are 4, 8, and 12, and the outputs are 1, 2, and 3. If the input is 20, what is the output? In an input/output table, the outputs are 15, 20, and 30, and the rule is input + 5 = output. What are the inputs? ”
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