Name: _____________________ Date: ___________________

Challenge Problem




1. Draw the 4
th
figure in the pattern. Describe what it will look like and how many blocks are in
it. How did you know what the 4
th
sequence looks like?
Figure
Number:
Number of
total blocks:
Number of
blocks added:
1
2
3
4
5


2. Based on the pattern, predict what the 20
th
figure will look like. How did you come to that
conclusion? Create a rule/formula that you could use to figure out how many blocks are in any
figure of the pattern.

Name: _____________________ Date: ___________________

Extra Practice




1. Draw the 4
th
and 5
th
figures in the pattern. Describe what you did to each figure to get to the
next. How many blocks are in each one? Fill out the chart.

Figure
Number:
Number of
total blocks:
Number of
blocks added:
1 2 2
2 4 2
3 6 2
4
5






2. Based on the pattern, predict what the 20
th
figure will look like. How did you come to that
conclusion? Create a rule/formula that you could use to figure out how many blocks are in any
figure of the pattern.