Year 6 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 patterns & sequences worksheet.
Year 6 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Work out the rule, then write the next two numbers.
1.61, 54, 47, 40, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 33, 26
Rule: subtract 7 each time
2.24, 72, 216, 648, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 1944, 5832
Rule: multiply by 3
3.56, 49, 42, 35, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 28, 21
Rule: subtract 7 each time
4.88, 264, 792, 2376, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 7128, 21384
Rule: multiply by 3
5.52, 49, 46, 43, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 40, 37
Rule: subtract 3 each time
6.10, 25, 40, 55, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 70, 85
Rule: add 15 each time
7.57, 72, 87, 102, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 117, 132
Rule: add 15 each time
8.92, 87, 82, 77, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 72, 67
Rule: subtract 5 each time
9.64, 71, 78, 85, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 92, 99
Rule: add 7 each time
10.32, 23, 14, 5, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: -4, -13
Rule: subtract 9 each time
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