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Mathematics
Quarter 3 – Module 2:
Finding the Nth Term of a
Sequence and Differentiating
Expression from Equation
Mathematics – Grade 6
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Quarter 3 – Module 2: Lesson 1-Formulating the Rule in Finding the Nth Term Using Different
Strategies M6Al-IIId-7
Lesson 2- Differentiating Expression from Equation M6AL-IIId-15
First Edition, 2020

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Mathematics
Quarter 3 – Module 2:
Finding the Nth Term of a
Sequence and Differentiating
Expression from Equation
Introductory Message

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 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master formulating the rule in finding the nth term using different
strategies and differentiating expression from equation. The scope of this
module permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The
language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The
lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the
order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.

The module is divided into two lessons, namely:

• Lesson 1 – Formulating the Rule in Finding the Nth Term Using
Different Strategies
• Lesson 2 – Differentiating Expression from Equation

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. formulate the rule in finding the nth term using different strategies
(M6AL-IIId-7)
2. differentiate expression from equation
(M6AL-IIId-15)

What I Know

Direction: Find the missing terms in the following patterns. Write the
answers on a sheet of paper.

A. 3, 6, 9, 12, ____, ____, ____

B. 0.6, 0.12, 0.18, 0.24, ____, ____, ____

C. 7, 14, 21, 28, ____, ____, ____

D. 10, 20, 30, 40, ____, ____, ____

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E. 9, 14, 19, 24, ____, ____, ____

F. 5, 8, 11, 14, ____, ____, ____

G. -6, -4, -2, 0, ____, ____, ____

H. 15, 25, 35, 45, ____, ____, ____

I. 1, 6, 11, 16, ____, ____, ____

J. 12, 25, 37, 50, ____, ____, ____

Lesson Formulating the Rule in

1 Finding the Nth Term Using

Different Strategies

Numbers are not only used for counting or measuring. They are also
used to identify order and sequences. One good example is the use of numbers
for identifying location and one’s address. Most addresses follow a certain
process or sequence. There is a good reason why most streets are named as
1st street, 2nd street, 3rd street, and so on.

What’s In

Direction: Name the solid shape that can be formed by each net. Write the
answers on a sheet of paper.

1.

2.

2
3.

4.

5.

What’s New

The four basic operations (Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication and

Division) are commonly used in a sequence of numbers. In the Fibonacci
numbers (a set of numbers that starts with one or a zero, followed by one),
you start with the first two numbers. The succeeding numbers are the sum of
the previous two. Therefore, following the pattern, the next three terms in the
sequence are 13,21, and 34. Try to find the next three terms.

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 What is It

Numbers, figures, objects, or symbols arranged in a definite order or sequence

is often encountered in Mathematics. For instance,

(a) 2, 4, 6, … (b) (c) A, D, G, J, …

Numbers in (a), figures in (b), and letters in (c) are arranged in a definite order.
Using the given sequences:

1. What is the next number in (a)?

2. What is the next figure in (b)?
3. What is the next letter in (c)?

The Nth Term of a Sequence

A sequence is a set of numbers written in a special order by the

application of a definite rule. Each number in the sequence is called a term.
Patterns and rules will help us to continue a given sequence of numbers,
figures, or to fill in the missing numbers or symbols.
Example 1
Next
Nth term
Sequence Rule three
rule
terms

Every term after the first is

obtained by adding 3 to the
number preceding it.

(0 + 3), (3 + 3), (6 + 3), (9 + 3), …

A. 3, 6, 9, 12, … 3n 15, 18, 21
or
Multiples of three.

(3 x 1), (3 x 2), (3 x 3), (3 x 4), …

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 Multiply the counting numbers
by itself or squaring counting
B. 1, 4, 9, 16, … numbers. n2 25, 36, 49

(1 x 1), (2 x 2), (3 x 3), …

The numerator in this sequence

is constant, the denominator is
1 1 1 obtained by adding1 after the
C. 2, , , … 1 1 1 1
3 4 other. , ,
𝑛+1 5 6 7
1 1 1
, , ,…
1+1 1+2 1+3

Every term after the first is

obtained by adding (-2) to the
-2(n – 1) +
D. 3, 1, -1, -3, number preceding it.
3 or 5 – -5, -7, -9
…
2n
3, [3 + (-2)], [1 + (-2)], [-1 + (-2)],
…

Example 2
Look for a pattern then write the next three terms.
Sequence Next three terms
1. a, 2b, 3c, 4d 5e, 6f, 7g
2. a + b, a + 2b a + 3b, a + 4b, a + 5b
3. 7a, 5a, 3a a, -a, -3a

Example 3
Use counting numbers to easily find the rule.
Numbers Rule
A. 2, 3, 4, 5 n+1
1 + (1) = 2
2 + (1) = 3
3 + (1) = 4
4 + (1) = 5

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B. 2, 4, 6, 8 2 x n or 2n
2 x (1) = 2
2 x (2) = 4
2 x (3) = 6
2 x (4) = 8

C. 2, 5, 8 ,11 3 x n -1
3x1–1=2
3 x 2 –1 = 5
3x3-1=8
3 x 4 – 1 = 11
3 5 7 2xn−1 2n−1
D.
1
, , , or
5 5 5 5 5 5
2x1−1 1
=
5 5

2x2−1 3
=
5 5

2x3−1 5
=
5 5
2x4−1 7
=
5 5

4 9 16 n2
E.
1
, , ,
12 12 12 12 12

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 What’s More

I. Direction: Supply the next three letters, figures, symbols, or combination of

numbers and letters in the following patterns. Do this on a sheet of paper.

1. J, L, N, P, …

2. t, s, r, q, …

3.

4. 4a, 5b, 6c, …

5. x, 2x, 3x, …

II. Direction: Solve each problem on a sheet of paper.

1. Complete the pattern: 7, 12, 22, ____, 57, 82, ____.

2. What are the missing numbers in the sequence 5, 10, 8, 13, ____, 16, ____?

3. Given the sequence 9, 6, 3, 0, …, at what nth term will the number become
-24?

4. What is the sum of the first 15 odd numbers?

5. Jacob saved ₱100 in March, ₱200 in April, ₱300 in May and so on until
December. In which month did he save ₱1,000? How much did Jacob save
for 10 months?

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 What I Have Learned

Direction: Fill in each blank with the correct term to complete the statement.
Choose from the words inside the box. Write the answers on a sheet of paper.

formulate sequence form

pattern term

1. A set of numbers written in a special order by the application of a definite

rule is called a ___________.

2. Each number in a sequence is called a __________.

3. We can look for a ______________, guess and check, or work backwards to

____________ the rule in finding the nth term of a sequence.

What I Can Do

Direction: Read and solve each problem. Then, write the rule for finding the
nth term on a sheet of paper.
1. In a small theatre, the first row has 10 seats, the second row has 12, and
the third row has 14. There are 24 rows in the theatre.
A. Which row has 40 seats?
B. How many seats are on the 7th row?
C. How many seats are there in the theatre?
Rule: __________
2. Mr. Dela Luna increased his son’s allowance who is studying in a
university. He gave him ₱ 3,000 on the first month. ₱ 3,300 on the second
month, ₱ 3,600 on the third month and so on.
A. How much will his son receive on the 7th month?
B. How much will he receive in 10 months?
Rule: __________

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 Additional Activities

I. Direction: The table below shows a pattern of numbers. Complete, then

answer the questions that follow. Perform this on a sheet of paper.

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4

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Row 1 2 4 6

16
Row 2 10 12 14

24
Row 3 18 20 22

Row 4

. . . . .

. . . .

. . . .

1. In which column and row will the number 120 appear?

2. What number is in the 7th row, column 3?

II. Direction: Read and solve the problem on a sheet of paper.

A pile of blocks has 40 blocks in the bottom row, 36 blocks in the second
row, 32 blocks on the third row and so on until there are only 4 blocks on the
top row. How many blocks are there in the 7th row? How many blocks are
there in all?

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 Lesson
Differentiating Expression
2 from Equation

In the previous lesson, you have learned how to formulate the rule in
finding the nth term using different strategies.
In this lesson, you will learn to differentiate expression from equation.

What’s In

Direction: Find the next three letters and figures in the following patterns.
Write the answers on a sheet of paper.

5 6 7 8
𝐴. , , , , _______, _______, _______
6 7 8 9

B. 3x, 5x, 7x, _______, _______, ______

C. a + b, a + 3b, a + 5b, _______, _______, _______

D. x + y, 2x + y, 3x + y, _______, _______, _______

E. m + n, 2m + 2n, 3m + 3n, _______, _______, _______

F. 1, 4, 7, 10, _______, _______, _______

G. 15b, 12b, 9b, _______, _______, _______

H. 6, 11, 16, 21, _______, _______, _______

I. C, F, I, L, _______, _______, _______

J. 28, 24, 20, 16, _______, _______, ______

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 What’s New

Expression is a Mathematical phrase that uses variables, numerals, and

operation symbols.

Expression: the sum of a number and ten divided by two.

c+10
c - as a number (c + 10) ÷ 2 or
2

Equation is a Mathematical sentence with an equal sign (=) which shows that
two expressions on either side are equal.

Equation: the sum of a number and ten divided by two equals seven.

c - as a number
c+10 4+10
c=4 (c + 10) ÷ 2 =7
2 2
(4 + 10) ÷ 2 = 7

What is It

An expression has no equal sign, there is no definite answer and

cannot end up displaying the value of the variables involved.
Here are examples of expressions.
Word Phrases Symbols

• three times ten divided by five (3 x 10) ÷ 5

• seven added to the product of (4 x 6) + 7
four and six.
• the sum of nine and twenty-one (9 + 21) – 14
diminished by fourteen.
• five times seventeen less twenty. (5 x 17) – 20
• ninety-three decreased by forty- 93 – 42
two

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Direction: Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper.
1. What are the Mathematical terms used in the phrases?
2. What terms denote addition? subtraction? multiplication? division?

An equation contains equal sign. It shows answer or ends up

representing the value of the variable.

The following are examples of equations.

8 + 7 = 15 or the sum of a number and seven is fifteen

(9 x 2) – 10 = 8 or twice a number decreased by ten is equal to

eight

(b-16) +12 = 55 or twelve is added to the difference of a number

and sixteen the sum is fifty-five

2 (c+2) = 18 or twice the sum of a number and two is eighteen

What’s More

Direction: The following are examples of expressions and equations. Place

them under proper column inside the box below. Do this on a sheet of paper.

29 - 12 =17 (3 x 13) - 21

5(a + 9) 36 - (6 x 4)

3(c + 5) = 27 c - 15 = 44

6a + 6 b+9

5(x + 5) = 65 48 - 4m = 32

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 Expressions Equations

What I Have Learned

Direction: Fill in each blank with the correct answer to complete the
statement. Choose from the words inside the box. Write your answers on a
sheet of paper.

operations expression
equation variables

1. Mathematical statement where in two expressions are set to each other is

called an ____________.

2. Mathematical phrase which combines numbers, variables, and operations

is called an ____________.

3. It shows equality between two ______________.

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 What I Can Do

Direction: Write whether each number is an expression or an equation. Write

the answers on a sheet of paper.

______________ A. 9k + 8 = 53
______________ B. 6p + 4
______________ C. 8w – 5 = 43
______________ D. 9 – 3x
______________ E. 7b + 9
2
______________ F. (0 + 5) = 7
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Assessment

I. Direction: Find the next three terms in each sequence. Then, write the rule
for finding the nth term. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

A. 5, 10, 15, 20, ____, ____, ____

Rule: _____________________

B. 3, 5, 7, 9, ____, ____, ____

Rule: _____________________

1 1 1 1
C. , , , , ____, ____, ____
2 3 4 5
Rule: _____________________

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D. -2, -4, -6, ____, ____, ____

Rule: _____________________

1 4 9
E. , , , ____, ____, ____
28 28 28
Rule: _____________________

F. 20, 16, 12, 8, ____, ____, ____

Rule: _____________________

G. 2, 5, 8, 11, ____, ____, ____

Rule: _____________________

7 9 11
H. , , , ____, ____, ____
7 7 7
Rule: _____________________

I. 3, 9, 27, ____, ____, ____

Rule: _____________________

J. 6, 12, 18, 24, ____, ____, ____

Rule: _____________________

II. Direction: Draw a box ( ) if it is an expression and a triangle (△ ) if it

is an equation. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.

A. 11a = 121 ___________

B. (9 x 2) – 25 ___________

C. 5 x (10 + 7) ___________

D. 2x + 9 ___________

E. 32 + (3 x 9) = 59 ___________

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F. 2 (x + 6) ___________

G. 3k + 7 = 34 ___________

H. 5 (b + 28) = 150 ___________

I. 9a + 7 ___________

J. 5y – 9 = 13 ____________

Additional Activities

Direction: Look at the expressions and equations below. Write “ex” if it is an

expression and write “eq” if it is an equation. Perform this on a sheet of paper.

________A. 9 + b
________B. 15(6 - 2) = 60
________C. (3 x 2) + b
________D. (3 x a x b) = 27
________E. (8 + 3) - 5
________G. (5 x 7) - 13
________H. 6 x 5 = 30
________I. (b x 5) - 10 = 30
________J. 93 - (d x e)
________K. 75 - m = 36

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Additional Activities What I Can do What I have learned
I. 1. 1. sequence
A,16th row
2. term
1. Column 4
Row 15
3. pattern, formulate
B.22 seats
2. 54
C.792seats
II.
Rule: 2n or 2xn
1. 16 blocks
2. 220 blocks
2.
A.₱4,800
B.₱43,500
Rule:3000+n
What’s More What's In What I Know
I. 1. Cone A. 15, 18, 21
2. Cube
1. R, T, V 3. Cylinder B. 0.30, 0.36, 0.42
2. P, O, N 4. Triangular pyramid
5. Triangular prism C. 35, 42, 49
3. D. 50, 60, 70
4. 7d, 8e, 9f
5. 4x,5x,6x,7x E. 29, 34, 39
F.17, 20, 23
II.
G. 2, 4, 6
1. 37, 122
2. 11, 14 H. 55, 65, 75
3. 12th term I. 21, 26, 31
4. 225
5. December, ₱5,500 J. 62, 75, 87
Answer Key – Lesson 1
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II. Assessment I. Assessment
F. 4, 0, -4
A.△ F. □ A. 25, 30, 35
Rule: -4n+24 or 24-4n
B. □ G. △ Rule: 5n
G. 14, 17, 20 B. 11, 13, 15
C.□ H. △
Rule: 3n-1 Rule: 2n+1
D. □ I. □
1 1 1
13 15 17 19 𝐶. , ,
E. △ J. △ 𝐻. , , , 6 7 8
7 7 7 7
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Additional Activities 2n+5 Rule:
Rule: n +1
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A. ex F. ex I. 81, 243, 729
D. 4. -8, -10, -12, -14
B .eq G. eq Rule: 3n
Rule: -2n
C. ex H. eq J. 30, 36, 42 16 25 36 49
𝐸. , , ,
28 28 28 28
D. eq I. ex Rule: 6n
n2
Rule:
E. ex J .eq 28
What’s In
What I Have Learned What’s More
9 12 11
𝐴 . , ,
1. Equation Expression 10 11 12
2. Expression 5(a+5) 6a+6
B. 9x, 11x, 13x
3. Operations (3x13)-21 36-(6x4)
b+9 C. a + 7b, a + 9b, a + 11b
What I Can Do
A. Equation
D. 4x + y, 5x + y, 6x + y
Equation
B. Expression
29-12-17 3(c+5) = 27 E. 4m + 4n, 5m + 5n, 6m +
C. Equation
6n
5(x+5) = 65 c-15 = 44
D. Expression
F. 13, 16, 19
48-(4xm) = 32
E. Expression
G. 6b, 3b, 0b
F. Equation
H. 26, 31, 36
I. O, R, U
J. 12, 8, 4
Answer Key- Lesson 2
References
A. Books

Perez, Marjoseph H., Placer, Donnel P., Burgos, Jaime R., 21st Century
Mathletes 6. G. Araneta Avenue, Quezon City, Philippines: Department
of Education

Umbina, Dolores A., Gomez, Zenaida p., Tungol, Teresita T., Lesson Guides
in Elementary Mathematics Grade Department of Education, Bureau of
Elementary Education in Coordination with Ateneo De Manila
University.

B. Electronic Resources

MELCS per subject (SY 2020-2021)- DepEd Commons

https://commons.deped.gov.ph/K-to-12-MELCS-with-CG-Codes.pdf

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