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Number patterns

Find the addition rule in a number sequence and use it to complete the next term. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.

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Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 10-12

Number patterns

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  1. 1. What comes next? 5, 18, 31, 44, ____

    5+1318+1331+1344+13?
  2. 2. What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ____

    1+45+49+413+4?
  3. 3. What comes next? 13, 25, 37, 49, ____

    13+1225+1237+1249+12?
  4. 4. What comes next? 6, 16, 26, 36, ____

    6+1016+1026+1036+10?
  5. 5. What comes next? 19, 31, 43, 55, ____

    19+1231+1243+1255+12?
  6. 6. What comes next? 20, 35, 50, 65, ____

    20+1535+1550+1565+15?
  7. 7. What comes next? 16, 29, 42, 55, ____

    16+1329+1342+1355+13?
  8. 8. What comes next? 7, 17, 27, 37, ____

    7+1017+1027+1037+10?
  9. 9. What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ____

    14+721+728+735+7?
  10. 10. What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ____

    9+716+723+730+7?
  11. 11. What comes next? 4, 14, 24, 34, ____

    4+1014+1024+1034+10?
  12. 12. What comes next? 13, 27, 41, 55, ____

    13+1427+1441+1455+14?
12 questions · Seed 118 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 10-12

Number patterns

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

  1. 1. What comes next? 5, 18, 31, 44, ____

    57

    Add 13 each time.

  2. 2. What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ____

    17

    Add 4 each time.

  3. 3. What comes next? 13, 25, 37, 49, ____

    61

    Add 12 each time.

  4. 4. What comes next? 6, 16, 26, 36, ____

    46

    Add 10 each time.

  5. 5. What comes next? 19, 31, 43, 55, ____

    67

    Add 12 each time.

  6. 6. What comes next? 20, 35, 50, 65, ____

    80

    Add 15 each time.

  7. 7. What comes next? 16, 29, 42, 55, ____

    68

    Add 13 each time.

  8. 8. What comes next? 7, 17, 27, 37, ____

    47

    Add 10 each time.

  9. 9. What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ____

    42

    Add 7 each time.

  10. 10. What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ____

    37

    Add 7 each time.

  11. 11. What comes next? 4, 14, 24, 34, ____

    44

    Add 10 each time.

  12. 12. What comes next? 13, 27, 41, 55, ____

    69

    Add 14 each time.

12 questions · Seed 118 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification