Decreasing Patterns
5.OA.B.3
NameDate
Write the missing numbers.
1.145138124103
2.1131069971
3.1171108275
4.12111410779
5.96896154
6.13612210894
7.155141120113
8.101876659
LessonPrint · 5.OA.B.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Decreasing Patterns is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on a rule that subtracts, 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.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Next setAnswer key — Decreasing Patterns
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
- 1.131, 117, 110
- 2.92, 85, 78
- 3.103, 96, 89
- 4.100, 93, 86
- 5.82, 75, 68
- 6.129, 115, 101
- 7.148, 134, 127
- 8.94, 80, 73
Questions about Decreasing Patterns
What does the Decreasing Patterns worksheet cover?
It practises a rule that subtracts — 8 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.OA.B.3: Make and compare two number patterns. The instruction to pupils is “Write the missing numbers”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Decreasing Patterns practise?
CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.OA.B.3 — 5.OA.B.3, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules. Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Decreasing Patterns is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.OA.B.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Decreasing Patterns come with an answer key?
Yes. All 8 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Decreasing Patterns can I print?
25 — one per pupil, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Decreasing Patterns free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Decreasing Patterns, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for 5.OA.B.3
Make and compare two number patterns.
- Two Patterns Side by SideWrite the missing numbers.
- Compare Two RulesWrite the rule and the next number.
- Tripling PatternsWrite the rule and the next number.
- Patterns of MultiplesWrite the missing numbers.
- Twice as FastWrite the missing numbers.
- Find the Rule from the NumbersWrite the rule and the next number.
Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5.OA.B.3 of the Common Core State Standards for mathematics.