Year 5 Number Patterns Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 patterns & sequences worksheet.
Year 5 Number Patterns Worksheet — Getting Started — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Work out the rule, then write the next two numbers.
1.2, 4, 6, 8, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 10, 12
Rule: add 2 each time
2.21, 23, 25, 27, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 29, 31
Rule: add 2 each time
3.23, 28, 33, 38, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 43, 48
Rule: add 5 each time
4.1, 2, 3, 4, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 5, 6
Rule: add 1 each time
5.13, 15, 17, 19, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 21, 23
Rule: add 2 each time
6.5, 6, 7, 8, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 9, 10
Rule: add 1 each time
7.30, 32, 34, 36, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 38, 40
Rule: add 2 each time
8.13, 14, 15, 16, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 17, 18
Rule: add 1 each time
9.18, 19, 20, 21, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 22, 23
Rule: add 1 each time
10.29, 30, 31, 32, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 33, 34
Rule: add 1 each time
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