Year 7 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 patterns & sequences worksheet.
Year 7 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Work out the rule, then write the next two numbers.
1.50, 42, 34, 26, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 18, 10
Rule: subtract 8 each time
2.51, 47, 43, 39, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 35, 31
Rule: subtract 4 each time
3.65, 195, 585, 1755, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 5265, 15795
Rule: multiply by 3
4.15, 21, 27, 33, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 39, 45
Rule: add 6 each time
5.26, 36, 46, 56, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 66, 76
Rule: add 10 each time
6.51, 50, 49, 48, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 47, 46
Rule: subtract 1 each time
7.59, 177, 531, 1593, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 4779, 14337
Rule: multiply by 3
8.42, 84, 168, 336, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 672, 1344
Rule: multiply by 2
9.43, 48, 53, 58, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 63, 68
Rule: add 5 each time
10.62, 63, 64, 65, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 66, 67
Rule: add 1 each time
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