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Adding or Multiplying? is a free printable Grade 5 math worksheet on telling an additive rule from a multiplicative one in a table, aligned to Common Core standard 5.OA.B.3. 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 students 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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Adding or Multiplying?

5.OA.B.3

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Answer each question.

1.In: 1, 2, 3, 4. Out: 9, 10, 11, 12. Is the rule adding or multiplying? Write it.
2.In: 1, 2, 3, 4. Out: 6, 12, 18, 24. Is the rule adding or multiplying? Write it.
3.In: 1, 2, 3, 4. Out: 10, 11, 12, 13. Is the rule adding or multiplying? Write it.
4.In: 1, 2, 3, 4. Out: 7, 14, 21, 28. Is the rule adding or multiplying? Write it.
5.In: 1, 2, 3, 4. Out: 4, 8, 12, 16. Is the rule adding or multiplying? Write it.
6.In: 1, 2, 3, 4. Out: 7, 8, 9, 10. Is the rule adding or multiplying? Write it.
7.In: 1, 2, 3, 4. Out: 8, 9, 10, 11. Is the rule adding or multiplying? Write it.
8.In: 1, 2, 3, 4. Out: 9, 18, 27, 36. Is the rule adding or multiplying? Write it.

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Answer key — Adding or Multiplying?

Set 17. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.adding; add 8
  2. 2.multiplying; multiply by 6
  3. 3.adding; add 9
  4. 4.multiplying; multiply by 7
  5. 5.multiplying; multiply by 4
  6. 6.adding; add 6
  7. 7.adding; add 7
  8. 8.multiplying; multiply by 9

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.OA.B.3 of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.