I love number patterns.  See if you can figure out the missing number.
 

24, 26, 28, 30, 32, _____
What is the pattern?________________________________________________________
 

54, 51, 48, 45, 42, _____
What is the pattern?________________________________________________________
 

1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ______
What is the pattern?________________________________________________________
 

16, 8, 4, 2, 1, ______
What is the pattern?________________________________________________________
 

1, 5, 4, 8, 7, 11, 10, ______
What is the pattern?________________________________________________________
 

1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ______
What is the pattern?________________________________________________________