Patterns

Kelly and Ralph both think of a number pattern. Each of them wrote the first four numbers in their pattern in the table.

Whose pattern increases faster? How can you tell?

Will the next few numbers in Kelly's pattern be greater than Ralph's pattern? Explain your reasoning.

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Definition of Pattern

• • A Pattern constitutes a set of numbers or objects in which all the members are related with each other by a specific rule.

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