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AC9M6A01 — Year 6 Algebra

Official Curriculum Content Description:

recognise and use rules that generate visually growing patterns and number patterns involving rational numbers

Worked Examples (1)

Example 1Rational Number Patterns & Sequences

Find the next term in the sequence:

3.2, 2.8, 2.4, 2.0, \dots

Common mistake: Reversing the direction of the term-to-term step.

Correct Answer:

1.6

Worked Solution:

1. Identify the term-to-term rule: subtract the first term from the second:

2.8 - 3.2 = -0.4

. The rule is to subtracts

0.4

each time. 2. Apply the rule to the 4th term:

2.0 - 0.4 = 1.6

\text{Next term} = 1.6

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