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    Dogs provide companionship and
company. They can be a comfort
to people who crave unconditional
interaction with another living
being. Dogs, like people, also give
birth; but unlike people, they
have a shorter time to carry their
babies inside their womb.
    Rika brings her pet dog
Luna to a veterinarian. She
wants to know how far along
is her dog’s pregnancy until
she gives birth. If dogs are
pregnant for 9 weeks, how
many days will Luna carry
her puppies inside her
womb?
a.Who is a veterinarian?
b.Why did Rika bring Luna
to a veterinarian?
c.How many weeks does a
dog get pregnant?
d.What kind of child Rika
is?
e.What does the problem
want us to find out?
 USING T-CHART
Number of Days the Puppies Stay in T
Numbers of 
heir 
Week
Mother’s Womb
1st Week 7

2nd Week 14

3rd Week 21

4th Week 28
5th Week 35

6th Week 42

7th Week 49
8th Week

7n
56
9th Week 63
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MATCHSTICKS"
 n 1 2 3 4 5
term 4 7 10 13 16

3 3
RULE: 3n+1
 "WORKING in PAIRS"
Direction: Write the rule for finding the nth term.

1.
n 1 2 3 4 5
term 10 15 20 25 30

5n+5
RULE:____________________________
Direction: Make a T-chart, then formulate
the rule in finding the nth term.
2. Daniel and his three classmates were at
the canteen having lunch. Two other Figure 1
classmates wanted to sit down to have
lunch together. Daniel added 1 table so that
6 classmates can now eat together. Another
two classmates came and wanted to join Figure 2
Daniel for lunch. Daniel added another
table so that 8 classmates can now eat
together. How many classmates can sit
together if there are 5 tables?   
Figure 3

2n+2
RULE:___________________________________
GROUP ACTIVITY
 How do we formulate the rule in finding the
nth term ?

 To formulate the rule in

finding the n  term of a
th

sequence, we can look for a

pattern or use guess and check
strategy.
 HOME ACTIVITY
Solve the following problem and formulate the rule in finding the nth term.
1. Study the figures below. Then answer the questions. 

Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

a. How many square tiles are shaded and not shaded for the 8th figure?
b. How many square tiles are shaded and not shaded for the 10 figure?...15th figure?
c. What is the rule for the shaded square tiles and not shaded square tiles?
2.
n 1 2 3 4 5 6

term 6 14 22 30 38 46

RULE:___________________________________