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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.

1.9, 30, 51, 72, 93, ___ What is the rule?
2.4, 20, 36, 52, 68, ___ What is the rule?
3.1, 24, 47, 70, 93, ___ What is the rule?
4.5, 29, 53, 77, 101, ___ What is the rule?
5.1, 23, 45, 67, 89, ___ What is the rule?
6.9, 32, 55, 78, 101, ___ What is the rule?
7.2, 16, 30, 44, 58, ___ What is the rule?
8.8, 33, 58, 83, 108, ___ What is the rule?

LessonPrint · 5.OA.B.3 · Set 18 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Find the Rule from the Numbers

Set 18. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.add 21; next is 114
  2. 2.add 16; next is 84
  3. 3.add 23; next is 116
  4. 4.add 24; next is 125
  5. 5.add 22; next is 111
  6. 6.add 23; next is 124
  7. 7.add 14; next is 72
  8. 8.add 25; next is 133

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