Year 5 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 patterns & sequences worksheet.
Year 5 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Work out the rule, then write the next two numbers.
1.57, 60, 63, 66, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 69, 72
Rule: add 3 each time
2.77, 231, 693, 2079, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 6237, 18711
Rule: multiply by 3
3.95, 102, 109, 116, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 123, 130
Rule: add 7 each time
4.88, 102, 116, 130, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 144, 158
Rule: add 14 each time
5.71, 67, 63, 59, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 55, 51
Rule: subtract 4 each time
6.76, 67, 58, 49, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 40, 31
Rule: subtract 9 each time
7.15, 24, 33, 42, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 51, 60
Rule: add 9 each time
8.58, 174, 522, 1566, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 4698, 14094
Rule: multiply by 3
9.12, 10, 8, 6, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 4, 2
Rule: subtract 2 each time
10.48, 54, 60, 66, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 72, 78
Rule: add 6 each time
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