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Find the Rule from the Numbers is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on inferring a rule from the terms alone, 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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Find the Rule from the Numbers

5.OA.B.3

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Write the rule and the next number.

1.1, 18, 35, 52, 69, ___ What is the rule?
2.4, 28, 52, 76, 100, ___ What is the rule?
3.9, 32, 55, 78, 101, ___ What is the rule?
4.8, 29, 50, 71, 92, ___ What is the rule?
5.4, 19, 34, 49, 64, ___ What is the rule?
6.3, 18, 33, 48, 63, ___ What is the rule?
7.9, 27, 45, 63, 81, ___ What is the rule?
8.5, 24, 43, 62, 81, ___ What is the rule?

LessonPrint · 5.OA.B.3 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Find the Rule from the Numbers

Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.add 17; next is 86
  2. 2.add 24; next is 124
  3. 3.add 23; next is 124
  4. 4.add 21; next is 113
  5. 5.add 15; next is 79
  6. 6.add 15; next is 78
  7. 7.add 18; next is 99
  8. 8.add 19; next is 100

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