Growing Patterns

A pattern has group of units that follow a rule while repeating or changing. Some patterns grow and some reduce. A growing pattern is the one which increases or decreases by a constant unit, you can find a growing pattern with pictures shapes, objects, numbers etc.

Following are some examples of growing patterns.

Growing Shape Pattern

$Growing Shape Pattern$

Growing Number Pattern

$Growing Number Pattern$

Growing Alphabet Pattern

a A aa AA aaa AAA aaaa AAAA

Reducing Shape Pattern

$Reducing Shape Pattern Leaf$

Reducing Number Pattern

$Reducing Number Pattern$

Reducing Alphabet Pattern

AAAA aaaa AAA aaa AA aa A a

Unit of Repeat

Observe the growing pattern and the unit of repeat in each of the following.

$Unit of Repeat Patterns$

Observe the reducing pattern and the unit of repeat in each of the following.

$Reducing Unit of Repeat Patterns$

Questions and Answers on Growing Patterns, Reducing Patterns and Unit of Repeat Patterns:

1. In each of the following identify and write whether growing or reducing pattern. Also, write the unit of pattern.

$Growing or Reducing Pattern$

Answer:

	Type of Pattern	Unit of Repeat
(i)	Growing	$Unit of Repeat$
(ii)	Reducing	$Unit of Repeat$
(iii)	Reducing	d c
(iv)	Growing	+20
(v)	Reducing	-9

2. Draw the picture that comes next in the pattern.

Answer:

$Comes Next in the Pattern Answer$

3. Complete the pattern. Write whether growing, reducing or repeating pattern.

$Complete the Pattern$

Answer:

$Complete the Pattern Answer$

4. Complete the following growing or reducing number patterns.

(i) 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, _____, _____

(ii) 990, 980, 970, 960, 950, _____, _____

(iii) 13, 26, 39, 52, 65, 78, _____, _____

(iv) 808, 707, 606, 505, 404, _____, _____

(v) 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, _____, _____

(vi) 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, _____, _____

Answer:

4. (i) 150, 175

(ii) 940, 930

(iii) 91, 104

(iv) 303, 202

(v) 56, 63

(vi) 60, 70

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