Year 6 Number Patterns Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 6 patterns & sequences worksheet.
Year 6 Number Patterns Worksheet — Getting Started — Answers
Work out the rule, then write the next two numbers.
1.18, 19, 20, 21, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 22, 23
Rule: add 1 each time
2.26, 31, 36, 41, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 46, 51
Rule: add 5 each time
3.4, 9, 14, 19, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 24, 29
Rule: add 5 each time
4.17, 19, 21, 23, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 25, 27
Rule: add 2 each time
5.27, 32, 37, 42, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 47, 52
Rule: add 5 each time
6.11, 12, 13, 14, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 15, 16
Rule: add 1 each time
7.1, 11, 21, 31, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 41, 51
Rule: add 10 each time
8.11, 13, 15, 17, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 19, 21
Rule: add 2 each time
9.13, 14, 15, 16, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 17, 18
Rule: add 1 each time
10.24, 34, 44, 54, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 64, 74
Rule: add 10 each time
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