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Compare Two Rules is a free printable Grade 5 math 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 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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Compare Two Rules

5.OA.B.3

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Answer each question.

1.Pattern A: 0, 3, 6, 9, 12. Pattern B: 0, 9, 18, 27, 36. Each number in B is how many times the matching number in A?
2.Pattern A: 0, 3, 6, 9, 12. Pattern B: 0, 12, 24, 36, 48. Each number in B is how many times the matching number in A?
3.Pattern A: 0, 6, 12, 18, 24. Pattern B: 0, 24, 48, 72, 96. Each number in B is how many times the matching number in A?
4.Pattern A: 0, 9, 18, 27, 36. Pattern B: 0, 27, 54, 81, 108. Each number in B is how many times the matching number in A?
5.Pattern A: 0, 6, 12, 18, 24. Pattern B: 0, 18, 36, 54, 72. Each number in B is how many times the matching number in A?
6.Pattern A: 0, 4, 8, 12, 16. Pattern B: 0, 8, 16, 24, 32. Each number in B is how many times the matching number in A?
7.Pattern A: 0, 8, 16, 24, 32. Pattern B: 0, 16, 32, 48, 64. Each number in B is how many times the matching number in A?
8.Pattern A: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20. Pattern B: 0, 20, 40, 60, 80. Each number in B is how many times the matching number in A?

LessonPrint · 5.OA.B.3 · Set 20 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Compare Two Rules

Set 20. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.3
  2. 2.4
  3. 3.4
  4. 4.3
  5. 5.3
  6. 6.2
  7. 7.2
  8. 8.4

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