IXL | What is true about the given pattern?

The first number in the pattern is 17. The rule is to subtract 3.

17, 14, 11, 8, ...

Select the true statement.

All of the numbers in this pattern are prime.

The numbers in this pattern switch between odd and even.

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The first number in this pattern is 36. The rule is to subtract 3.

36, 33, 30, 27, ...

Select the true statement.

All of the numbers in this pattern are multiples of 6.

The numbers in this pattern switch between even and odd.

Look at the first statement.

red X symbol, All of the numbers in this pattern are multiples of 6.

A number is a multiple of 6 if it is 6 times some whole number. These numbers are multiples of 6:

But 33 and 27 are not. So, the first statement is not true.

Look at the second statement.

green checkmark, The numbers in this pattern switch between even and odd.

A number is even if it ends in

A number is odd if it ends in

See what each number in the pattern ends in.

36,

33,

30,

27,...

The numbers switch between even and odd.

If you keep subtracting 3, the numbers will still switch between even and odd. So, the second statement is true.

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