Question

The first number in a number pattern is 28. The pattern rule is to add 14 to get the next number in the pattern. If the pattern continues, which statement is true?

a) The numbers will continue to increase by 14.
b) The numbers will decrease by 14.
c) The numbers will alternate between increasing and decreasing.
d) The pattern will not continue indefinitely.

Answer 1

The true statement about the number pattern beginning with 28 and increasing by 14 each time is that the numbers will continue to increase by 14.

Step-by-step explanation:

The first number in the number pattern is 28, and the rule is to add 14 to get the next number. This means that if the pattern continues, the statement that is true is: a) The numbers will continue to increase by 14. Each number in the sequence is gotten by adding 14 to the previous one, which implies a linear pattern where the amount by which each successive number increases is constant. Hence, as we continue the pattern, each subsequent number will indeed be 14 higher than the one before it.