Patterns++++_+Script+Math+Shorts

Payton: Hi this is Math Shorts with patterns hosting Payton Allison: Allison Veronica: and Veronic Veronica: do you know what a pattern is Allison? Allison: yes I do, a pattern is a series of numbers that are increasing or decreasing Payton: what is increasing and decreasing mean? Allison: increasing is a number going up, decreasing is a number going down. Veronica: hey Allison how about we show Payton a example problem Allison: ok lets start out easy, here is the pattern 2,4,6,8,10 what is the next number in the problem. Veronica: first you must find out if the number is increasing or decreasing. Payton: I know, its increasing because it’s the number is going up Veronica: that’s correct, now we must see if it is multiplying or adding Payton: oh that’s easy its adding by two, I know the next number is 12 Allison: Great job! Veronica: Fractions have a special rule if you multiply the fraction goes down. Payton: Come on, that other problem was easy, give me a more complicated problem Allison: ok, The numbers are shown below follow a pattern. 3,9,27,81 Which rule could be used to find the next number in this pattern? Veronica: first is it increasing or decreasin Payton: increasing Allison: is it multiplying or adding Payton: ummm, multiplying by 3 Veronica: that’s correct Payton: so the next number would be 243 Allison: Correct! Payton: you can use patterns to help you predict what’s going to happen next Veronica: like to help find out how many times it will rain a month Allison: well I hope you learned a lot Payton: you are now an expert on patterns. Everyone: see ya!