Maths Quiz - Number Sequences 2 (Difficult) (Answers)
Welcome to the second of our difficult Eleven Plus maths quizzes on Number Sequences. By now you should be a dab hand at finding the missing values in a series – if not, this quiz will give you plenty of opportunity to practice.
There are two ways to tackle these kinds of problems. The first is to attempt to find the rule for the nth term. The second is to try to work out how the series of numbers is progressing. For example, look at this sequence:
4, 5, 6, 7 …
Obviously, these numbers are increasing by one each time. The rule for the nth term here is n + 1. Simple isn’t it?
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The rule for the nth term = 6n - 3. Put in the values of 1, 2, 3, 4, ... in turn and see for yourself how the sequence is produced
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The next term is got from the previous term by adding 99, e.g. 32 + 99 = 131 and so on
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The next term is got from the previous term by adding 23, e.g. -19 + 23 = 4 and so on
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The next term is got from the previous term by subtracting 14, e.g. 22 – 14 = 8 and so on
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The rule for the nth term = 3n + (n - 2). Put in the values of 1, 2, 3, 4, ... in turn and see for yourself how the sequence is produced
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The next term is got from the previous term by multiplying by 12, e.g. 0.2 x 12 = 2.4 and so on. You might need to use your calculator for this one!
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The next term is got from the previous term by dividing by 2, e.g. -84 ÷ 2 = -42 and so on
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The next term is got from the previous term by multiplying by 1.2, e.g. 1.2 x 1.2 = 1.44 and so on.
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The next term is got from the previous term by dividing by 4, e.g. 1,000 ÷ 4 = 250 and so on
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The rule for the nth term = 5n - (n + 2). Put in the values of 1, 2, 3, 4, ... in turn and see for yourself how the sequence is produced
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