Sheet # 854
1. There are 8 chairs in the first row. Each row has 2 more chairs than the row before it. How many chairs are in row 5?
E. 8 chairs
2. The School Service Club stood in rows to have their club picture taken. The photographer told 2 people to stand in the first row, 4 people to stand in the second row, and 6 people to stand in the third row. The photographer continued the pattern. How many people did she tell to stand in the sixth row?
E. 14 people
3. On a visit to a kite factory, Kim noticed that the kites’ designs were made in the following repeated order: dragon, box, bat, fish, tiger, and turkey. What design will the 77th kite have?
E. Tiger
4. At the Café Rose, you get a free lunch after every 8 lunches you buy. If you ate there 45 times last year, how many of those lunches were free?
E. 5 lunches
5. Bernie and Randy want to buy their sister a birthday present. They want to spend $15.00. Bernie earns $1.25 per week allowance. Randy earns $0.75 per week allowance. How many weeks will it take them to save at least $15.00?
E. 9 weeks
6. A fashion designer made 5 dresses. The first dress had 8 buttons. If each dress had one more button than the last dress, how many buttons will the fifth dress have?
E. 13 buttons
7. The first three triangular numbers are shown. How many dots would be in the seventh triangular number?
E. 15 dots
8. The school Service Club is stringing red-blue-yellow lights around the schoolyard for the picnic. If they continue this red-blue-yellow pattern, what color will the eleventh light be?
E. purple
9. The school Service Club needs 31 lights. They want to continue the red-blue-yellow pattern. How many of each color should they buy?
E. 10 red, 11 blue, 10 yellow
10. A park had 5 trees. A landscaper plans to plant 3 new trees every year. When will the park have more than 28 trees?
E. tenth year
11. Leon has five cents. His father promised to double his money each day for a week. How much money will he have at the end of 7 days?
C. one dollar and forty-five cents
E. six dollars and forty cents
12. Find the next number in this pattern:
25, 2.5, 0.25, _____
E. 2.00
13. In 1877 when the first telephones were used, an iron wire connected each pair of phones. For example, 2 phones took 1 wire, 3 phones took 3 wires, and 4 phones needed 6 wires. How many wires were needed for 5 phones?
E. 9 wires
14. What should the missing number be in order to complete the pattern?
