Year 5 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 5 patterns & sequences worksheet.
Year 5 Number Patterns Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Work out the rule, then write the next two numbers.
1.51, 43, 35, 27, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 19, 11
Rule: subtract 8 each time
2.2, 6, 18, 54, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 162, 486
Rule: multiply by 3
3.43, 40, 37, 34, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 31, 28
Rule: subtract 3 each time
4.14, 24, 34, 44, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 54, 64
Rule: add 10 each time
5.60, 58, 56, 54, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 52, 50
Rule: subtract 2 each time
6.60, 65, 70, 75, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 80, 85
Rule: add 5 each time
7.55, 165, 495, 1485, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 4455, 13365
Rule: multiply by 3
8.58, 49, 40, 31, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 22, 13
Rule: subtract 9 each time
9.3, 5, 7, 9, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 11, 13
Rule: add 2 each time
10.100, 200, 400, 800, (answer space), (answer space)
Answer: 1600, 3200
Rule: multiply by 2
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