Year 5 Number Patterns Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 patterns & sequences worksheet.
Year 5 Number Patterns Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Work out the rule, then write the next two numbers.
1.23, 25, 27, 29, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 31, 33
Rule: add 2 each time
2.15, 25, 35, 45, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 55, 65
Rule: add 10 each time
3.7, 17, 27, 37, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 47, 57
Rule: add 10 each time
4.24, 29, 34, 39, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 44, 49
Rule: add 5 each time
5.7, 12, 17, 22, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 27, 32
Rule: add 5 each time
6.19, 20, 21, 22, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 23, 24
Rule: add 1 each time
7.27, 29, 31, 33, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 35, 37
Rule: add 2 each time
8.11, 12, 13, 14, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 15, 16
Rule: add 1 each time
9.26, 27, 28, 29, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 30, 31
Rule: add 1 each time
10.28, 33, 38, 43, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 48, 53
Rule: add 5 each time
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