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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 7-9

Number patterns

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  1. 1. What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ____

    3+25+27+29+2?
  2. 2. What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ____

    13+316+319+322+3?
  3. 3. What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ____

    19+524+529+534+5?
  4. 4. What comes next? 14, 24, 34, 44, ____

    14+1024+1034+1044+10?
  5. 5. What comes next? 15, 25, 35, 45, ____

    15+1025+1035+1045+10?
  6. 6. What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ____

    14+519+524+529+5?
  7. 7. What comes next? 8, 18, 28, 38, ____

    8+1018+1028+1038+10?
  8. 8. What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ____

    11+415+419+423+4?
  9. 9. What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ____

    4+37+310+313+3?
  10. 10. What comes next? 4, 14, 24, 34, ____

    4+1014+1024+1034+10?
  11. 11. What comes next? 19, 29, 39, 49, ____

    19+1029+1039+1049+10?
  12. 12. What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ____

    18+220+222+224+2?
12 questions · Seed 122 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 7-9

Number patterns

Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.

  1. 1. What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ____

    11

    Add 2 each time.

  2. 2. What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ____

    25

    Add 3 each time.

  3. 3. What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ____

    39

    Add 5 each time.

  4. 4. What comes next? 14, 24, 34, 44, ____

    54

    Add 10 each time.

  5. 5. What comes next? 15, 25, 35, 45, ____

    55

    Add 10 each time.

  6. 6. What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ____

    34

    Add 5 each time.

  7. 7. What comes next? 8, 18, 28, 38, ____

    48

    Add 10 each time.

  8. 8. What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ____

    27

    Add 4 each time.

  9. 9. What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ____

    16

    Add 3 each time.

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

    44

    Add 10 each time.

  11. 11. What comes next? 19, 29, 39, 49, ____

    59

    Add 10 each time.

  12. 12. What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ____

    26

    Add 2 each time.

12 questions · Seed 122 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification