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

NameDate

Write the rule and the next number.

1.3, 33, 63, 93, 123, ___ What is the rule?

2.7, 34, 61, 88, 115, ___ What is the rule?

3.5, 35, 65, 95, 125, ___ What is the rule?

4.7, 33, 59, 85, 111, ___ What is the rule?

5.8, 23, 38, 53, 68, ___ What is the rule?

6.5, 31, 57, 83, 109, ___ What is the rule?

7.1, 17, 33, 49, 65, ___ What is the rule?

8.4, 19, 34, 49, 64, ___ What is the rule?

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Answer key — Compare Two Rules

Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.

1.add 30; next is 153
2.add 27; next is 142
3.add 30; next is 155
4.add 26; next is 137
5.add 15; next is 83
6.add 26; next is 135
7.add 16; next is 81
8.add 15; next is 79

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