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Grade 8
Sequences: word problems
The teacher's helper was putting cookies onto plates. He put
2
2
2
cookies on the first plate,
4
4
4
cookies on the second plate,
7
7
7
cookies on the third plate, and
11
11
11
cookies on the fourth plate. If this pattern continues, how many cookies will the helper put on the seventh plate?
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Kristen sent
30
30
30
e-mails on Friday,
36
36
36
e-mails on Saturday,
42
42
42
e-mails on Sunday, and
48
48
48
e-mails on Monday. If this pattern continues, how many e-mails will Kristen send on Tuesday?
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_____ e-mails
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At a birthday party, the first child receives
12
12
12
smiley stickers, the second child receives
18
18
18
smiley stickers, the third child receives
24
24
24
smiley stickers, and the fourth child receives
30
30
30
smiley stickers. If this pattern continues, how many smiley stickers will the fifth child receive?
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smiley stickers
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Farmer Browning has a plot of tomato plants. There are
3
3
3
tomato plants in the first row,
6
6
6
tomato plants in the second row,
9
9
9
tomato plants in the third row,
12
12
12
tomato plants in the fourth row, and
15
15
15
tomato plants in the fifth row. If this pattern continues, how many tomato plants will there be in the sixth row?
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____ tomato plants
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The flower shop displays a different number of roses in the front window every month. It displayed
1
1
1
rose in August,
4
4
4
roses in September,
16
16
16
roses in October, and
64
64
64
roses in November. If this pattern continues, how many roses will the flower shop window display in December?
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_____roses
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A new cookbook is becoming popular. The local bookstore ordered
1
1
1
copy in August,
4
4
4
copies in September,
16
16
16
copies in October, and
64
64
64
copies in November. If this pattern continues, how many copies will the bookstore order in December?
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_____ copies
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Janice is writing a poem. She writes
25
25
25
words on the first line,
30
30
30
words on the second line,
35
35
35
words on the third line, and
40
40
40
words on the fourth line. If this pattern continues, how many words will Janice write on the fifth line?
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_____ words
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Sasha swam
12
12
12
laps on Tuesday,
15
15
15
laps on Wednesday,
18
18
18
laps on Thursday, and
21
21
21
laps on Friday. If this pattern continues, how many laps will Sasha swim on Saturday?
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_____ laps
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Sweet Time Bakery just opened and is increasing the number of items they bake. For example, the bakery made
3
3
3
carrot cakes in December,
9
9
9
carrot cakes in January,
27
27
27
carrot cakes in February, and
81
81
81
carrot cakes in March. If this pattern continues, how many carrot cakes will the bakery make in April?
\newline
_____ carrot cakes
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A restaurant used
1
1
1
onion on Monday,
2
2
2
onions on Tuesday,
4
4
4
onions on Wednesday,
8
8
8
onions on Thursday, and
16
16
16
onions on Friday. If this pattern continues, how many onions will the restaurant use on Saturday?
\newline
_____ onions
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On her cell phone plan, Adriana used
42
42
42
minutes in January,
48
48
48
minutes in February,
54
54
54
minutes in March, and
60
60
60
minutes in April. If this pattern continues, how many minutes will Adriana use in May?
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_____ minutes
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