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.
1.28, 29, 30, 31, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 32, 33
Rule: add 1 each time
2.12, 13, 14, 15, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 16, 17
Rule: add 1 each time
3.26, 31, 36, 41, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 46, 51
Rule: add 5 each time
4.5, 10, 15, 20, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 25, 30
Rule: add 5 each time
5.3, 8, 13, 18, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 23, 28
Rule: add 5 each time
6.29, 39, 49, 59, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 69, 79
Rule: add 10 each time
7.8, 10, 12, 14, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 16, 18
Rule: add 2 each time
8.8, 18, 28, 38, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 48, 58
Rule: add 10 each time
9.25, 26, 27, 28, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 29, 30
Rule: add 1 each time
10.29, 34, 39, 44, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 49, 54
Rule: add 5 each time
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