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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.

1.8, 33, 58, 83, 108, ___ What is the rule?
2.2, 25, 48, 71, 94, ___ What is the rule?
3.9, 27, 45, 63, 81, ___ What is the rule?
4.5, 20, 35, 50, 65, ___ What is the rule?
5.1, 27, 53, 79, 105, ___ What is the rule?
6.7, 28, 49, 70, 91, ___ What is the rule?
7.1, 30, 59, 88, 117, ___ What is the rule?
8.5, 29, 53, 77, 101, ___ What is the rule?

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Answer key — Compare Two Rules

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  1. 1.add 25; next is 133
  2. 2.add 23; next is 117
  3. 3.add 18; next is 99
  4. 4.add 15; next is 80
  5. 5.add 26; next is 131
  6. 6.add 21; next is 112
  7. 7.add 29; next is 146
  8. 8.add 24; next is 125

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