- Look at this pattern made from straws. 2 a) Draw the next two steps. b) Say how the pattern continues. c) Write a number pattern for the number of straws you use in the first five steps of the pattern. d) Copy and complete the following flow diagram. e) Explain how the flow diagram represents the pattern of straws. 1 rule 2 input 3 × 6 +2 output 4 5
