Year 6 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 patterns & sequences worksheet.
Year 6 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Work out the rule, then write the next two numbers.
1.49, 46, 43, 40, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 37, 34
Rule: subtract 3 each time
2.65, 75, 85, 95, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 105, 115
Rule: add 10 each time
3.69, 78, 87, 96, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 105, 114
Rule: add 9 each time
4.26, 23, 20, 17, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 14, 11
Rule: subtract 3 each time
5.6, 4, 2, 0, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: -2, -4
Rule: subtract 2 each time
6.60, 67, 74, 81, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 88, 95
Rule: add 7 each time
7.4, 3, 2, 1, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 0, -1
Rule: subtract 1 each time
8.77, 82, 87, 92, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 97, 102
Rule: add 5 each time
9.86, 258, 774, 2322, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 6966, 20898
Rule: multiply by 3
10.8, 16, 32, 64, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 128, 256
Rule: multiply by 2
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