Sequence of the day 1 Todays sequence 3

Sequence of the day 1 Today’s sequence 3, 6, 9, 12, … What type of sequence is today’s sequence? Linear What are the next three terms in the sequence? 15, 18, 21 What is the rule? Start at 3 and add 3 What is the nth term of the sequence? What is the 20 th term of the sequence? Lola says 50 is in the sequence. Is Lola correct? Explain your answer. 3 n 60 Lola is incorrect because 50 is not a multiple of 3. © www. teachitprimary. co. uk 2017 29430 1

Sequence of the day 2 Today’s sequence 19, 25, 31, 37, 43, …. What type of sequence is today’s sequence? Linear What are the next three terms in the sequence? 49, 55, 61 What is the nth term of the sequence? What is the 20 th term of the sequence? 6 n+13 133 © www. teachitprimary. co. uk 2017 29430 What is the term-to-term rule? Start at 19 and add 6 Lola says all the numbers in the sequence will be odd. Is Lola correct? Explain your answer. Lola is correct because the sequence starts from an odd number. 2

Sequence of the day 3 Today’s sequence 6, 11, 16, 21, … What type of sequence is today’s sequence? Linear What are the next three terms in the sequence? 26, 31, 36 What is the nth term of the sequence? What is the 20 th term of the sequence? 5 n+1 101 © www. teachitprimary. co. uk 2017 29430 What is the term-to-term rule? Start at 6 and add 5 Lola says 50 is in the sequence. Is Lola correct? Explain your answer. Lola is incorrect because the sequence cannot generate any multiples of 5. 3

Sequence of the day 4 Today’s sequence 39, 35, 31, 27, … What type of sequence is today’s sequence? Linear What are the next three terms in the sequence? 23, 19, 15 What is the nth term of the sequence? What is the 20 th term of the sequence? -4 n+43 -37 © www. teachitprimary. co. uk 2017 29430 What is the term-to-term rule? Start at 39 and subtract 4. Lola says the sequence will continue forever. Is Lola correct? Explain your answer. Lola is correct because the number system is infinite. 4

Sequence of the day 5 Today’s sequence -5, -7, -9, -11, … What type of sequence is today’s sequence? Linear What are the next three terms in the sequence? -13, -15, -17 What is the nth term of the sequence? What is the 20 th term of the sequence? -2 n-3 -43 © www. teachitprimary. co. uk 2017 29430 What is the term-to-term rule? Start at -5 and subtract 2 Lola says the sequence will contain no positive numbers. Is Lola correct? Explain your answer. Lola is correct because the sequence starts at a negative number and subtracts a value each time. 5