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Compare Two Rules is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on relating one pattern to another, 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 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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Compare Two Rules

5.OA.B.3

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Write the rule and the next number.

1.9, 34, 59, 84, 109, ___ What is the rule?
2.3, 29, 55, 81, 107, ___ What is the rule?
3.8, 23, 38, 53, 68, ___ What is the rule?
4.9, 29, 49, 69, 89, ___ What is the rule?
5.1, 16, 31, 46, 61, ___ What is the rule?
6.3, 22, 41, 60, 79, ___ What is the rule?
7.2, 23, 44, 65, 86, ___ What is the rule?
8.9, 36, 63, 90, 117, ___ What is the rule?

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Answer key — Compare Two Rules

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.add 25; next is 134
  2. 2.add 26; next is 133
  3. 3.add 15; next is 83
  4. 4.add 20; next is 109
  5. 5.add 15; next is 76
  6. 6.add 19; next is 98
  7. 7.add 21; next is 107
  8. 8.add 27; next is 144

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