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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.

1.7, 27, 47, 67, 87, ___ What is the rule?
2.5, 21, 37, 53, 69, ___ What is the rule?
3.3, 18, 33, 48, 63, ___ What is the rule?
4.7, 29, 51, 73, 95, ___ What is the rule?
5.3, 25, 47, 69, 91, ___ What is the rule?
6.4, 25, 46, 67, 88, ___ What is the rule?
7.2, 17, 32, 47, 62, ___ What is the rule?
8.1, 18, 35, 52, 69, ___ What is the rule?

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Answer key — Find the Rule from the Numbers

Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.add 20; next is 107
  2. 2.add 16; next is 85
  3. 3.add 15; next is 78
  4. 4.add 22; next is 117
  5. 5.add 22; next is 113
  6. 6.add 21; next is 109
  7. 7.add 15; next is 77
  8. 8.add 17; next is 86

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