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Find the Rule is a free printable Grade 3 maths worksheet on naming a small additive rule, not just continuing it, aligned to Common Core standard 3.OA.D.9. It prints 8 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Find the Rule

3.OA.D.9

NameDate

Write the rule and the next number.

1.7, 10, 13, 16, 19, ___ What is the rule?
2.9, 11, 13, 15, 17, ___ What is the rule?
3.5, 8, 11, 14, 17, ___ What is the rule?
4.8, 10, 12, 14, 16, ___ What is the rule?
5.6, 9, 12, 15, 18, ___ What is the rule?
6.9, 12, 15, 18, 21, ___ What is the rule?
7.4, 7, 10, 13, 16, ___ What is the rule?
8.3, 6, 9, 12, 15, ___ What is the rule?

LessonPrint · 3.OA.D.9 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Find the Rule

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.add 3; next is 22
  2. 2.add 2; next is 19
  3. 3.add 3; next is 20
  4. 4.add 2; next is 18
  5. 5.add 3; next is 21
  6. 6.add 3; next is 24
  7. 7.add 3; next is 19
  8. 8.add 3; next is 18

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3.OA.D.9 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.