TEKS 5.4C Worksheets — Grade 5 Generate a numerical pattern when given a

Caleb is planting a garden in his backyard in Texas. He decides to plant prickly pear cacti. For every prickly pear cactus he plants, he also wants to plant 3 new yucca plants. If Caleb plants 4 prickly pear cacti, how many yucca plants will he plant?

1. 12 ✓
2. 7
3. 10
4. 15

Why: To find the number of yucca plants Caleb will plant, we use the rule that for every prickly pear cactus, he plants 3 yucca plants. Since he plants 4 prickly pear cacti, we multiply 4 by 3: 4 * 3 = 12. Therefore, he will plant 12 yucca plants.

Maria wants to plant a garden with 4 rows of peach trees in her backyard in Texas. If each row has 5 peach trees, how many peach trees will Maria plant in total?

1. 20 ✓
2. 15
3. 25
4. 10

Why: To find the total number of peach trees Maria will plant, multiply the number of rows (4) by the number of trees in each row (5). So, 4 * 5 = 20. Therefore, Maria will plant 20 peach trees in total.

Javier is raising goats on his ranch near Amarillo, Texas. He wants to build a fence for his goats. If the length of the fence he needs is described by the rule y = 5x, where x represents the number of goats and y is the total length of the fence in feet. If Javier plans to have 4 goats, what will be the total length of the fence he needs to build?

1. 20 feet ✓
2. 15 feet
3. 25 feet
4. 30 feet

Why: To find the total length of the fence, use the rule y = 5x. If Javier has 4 goats, substitute x with 4: y = 5 * 4 = 20. Therefore, the total length of the fence he needs is 20 feet.

Isaiah is helping his family with their ranch in Texas. They are building a new fence that measures 50 feet long. If Isaiah's father needs to put up 5 sections of fence, each measuring the same length, how long is each section of the fence? Which equation can be used to find the length of each section?

1. 50 / 5 ✓
2. 50 + 5
3. 5 - 50
4. 50 × 5

Why: To find the length of each section of the fence, we need to divide the total length of the fence (50 feet) by the number of sections (5). The correct equation is 50 / 5, which equals 10. Therefore, each section of the fence is 10 feet long.

Onyx is planning a family trip to Enchanted Rock in Texas. She wants to make a pattern for the number of snacks she will pack for each hour of the trip. If Onyx plans to pack 3 snacks for the first hour and increases her snack count by 2 for each subsequent hour, how many snacks will she pack for the 4th hour?

1. 9 ✓
2. 10
3. 11
4. 12

Why: To find the number of snacks Onyx will pack for the 4th hour, we can follow the rule she set. Starting with 3 snacks for the first hour and adding 2 for each additional hour: 1st hour: 3 snacks, 2nd hour: 3 + 2 = 5 snacks, 3rd hour: 5 + 2 = 7 snacks, 4th hour: 7 + 2 = 9 snacks. Thus, the correct answer is 9 snacks.

Joshua is studying the rainfall patterns in Lufkin, Texas. He recorded the rainfall in inches for the first five months of the year. In January, it rained 3 inches; in February, it rained 4 inches; in March, it rained 5 inches; in April, it rained 6 inches; and in May, it rained 2 inches. If he wants to find the total rainfall for these five months, how many inches of rain did Lufkin receive in all?

1. 20 ✓
2. 15
3. 10
4. 18

Why: To find the total rainfall, add the inches of rain from each month: 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 2 = 20 inches. Therefore, Lufkin received 20 inches of rain in total for the first five months.

Victoria is planting prickly pear cactus in her backyard in Waco, Texas. She has a rule for how many cactus she will plant each week, which is given by the equation y = 5x, where x is the number of weeks. If Victoria has already planted cactus for 3 weeks, how many cactus has she planted in total?

1. 15 ✓
2. 12
3. 8
4. 10

Why: To find out how many prickly pear cactus Victoria has planted, you can use the equation y = 5x. Here, x represents the number of weeks, which is 3. So, you calculate y = 5 * 3, which equals 15. Therefore, Victoria has planted a total of 15 cactus after 3 weeks.

Carlos is selling homemade tamales for a school fundraiser in Waco, Texas. He has decided that for every 2 tamales he sells, he will earn $5. If he sells a total of 12 tamales, how much money will he earn from selling them?

1. $30 ✓
2. $25
3. $20
4. $15

Why: To find out how much money Carlos earns, we first determine how many sets of 2 tamales he sold. Since he sold 12 tamales, we divide 12 by 2, which equals 6 sets of tamales. Each set earns him $5, so we multiply 6 by $5, giving us $30. Therefore, Carlos will earn $30 from selling 12 tamales.