Level 3 PSLE
Jan used a total of 22 rods and straws to form a rectangular grid that was 2 rods long and 4 straws wide as shown in Figure 1.
  1. Jan added more rods and straws to form a larger rectangular grid. The grid was 3 rods long and 5 straws wide. How many rods and straws were there in this grid?
  2. Leon also used some rods and straws to form another rectangular grid. Part of his grid is as shown in Figure 2. What was the total number of rods and straws used?
4 m
Level 3
Each of the figures is made up of 1-cm sticks.
The table shows the number of sticks used to make the figures and their perimeters.
  1. Find the number of sticks in Figure 12.
  2. What is the perimeter of Figure 177?
  3. Which figure requires a total number of 4007 sticks?
4 m
Level 3
Each figure is made up of a number of identical sticks of 1-cm length.
  1. Find the perimeter of Figure 50.
  2. Find the number of sticks in Figure 100.
  3. Given that a figure has a perimeter, P, of 254 cm, find the number of squares in this figure.
4 m
Level 3
James formed some figures using squares and circles as shown
  1. Find the number of squares in Figure 6.
  2. Find the total number of circles and squares in Figure 10.
  3. A figure in the pattern has a total of 6481 circles and squares. What is the Figure Number?
4 m
Level 3
The first four figures of a pattern as shown.

The table shows the number of circles and squares used in each figure.
  1. Find the values of (i) and (ii). Give your answers in the following format. (Eg 1, 2)
  2. How many circles are there in Figure 39?
  3. How many squares are there in Figure 60?
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
Zane uses toothpicks to form figures that follow a pattern. The first four figures are shown.
  1. The table shows the number of toothpicks used for each figure. Complete the table for Figure 5 and Figure 6. Give your answers in numbers. (Eg 1, 2)
  2. What is the difference in the number of toothpicks Zane would use for Figure 11 and Figure 13?
  3. How many toothpicks would he use for Figure 50?
4 m
Level 3
A pattern is made by putting shaded squares of unit length around a white square of similar unit length. He then continues to make patterns as shown in Figure 2 and Figure 3.
  1. Which figure uses 100 white squares?
  2. Find the number of shaded squares in Figure 30.
  3. Find the total number of squares in Figure 60.
4 m
Level 3
Consider the following sequence:
  1. Find the sum of 2 + 6 + 10 + 14 + ... + 30.
  2. A given line of the sequence is as follows: 2 + 6 + 10 + 14 + ... + a = 648 = 2 x b2. Find the value of b.
  3. Calculate the sum of Line 40 if the pattern for the sum of the lines is as follows:- Line 1: 8 Line 2: 8 + 10 Line 3: 8 + 10 + 12
4 m
Level 3 PSLE
Study the pattern.
  1. Find the total number of white and grey triangles in Figure 100.
  2. Find the percentage of grey triangles in Figure 100. (Give the answer in decimals.)
4 m
Level 2
5 trees are being planted at equal intervals on a road side of 20 m. If the trees are planted at both ends of the road, what is the distance between each tree?
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