This medium worksheet stretches pattern thinking across addition, subtraction, and multiplication rules. Third graders extend 8, 16, 24, 32, name the subtract-5 rule in 55, 50, 45, 40, and find the multiply-by-3 rule that hides inside 3, 9, 27, 81. Other items ask for the missing 24 in 12, ___, 36, 48, the next number after 75, 68, 61, 54, and the next term in a repeating 2, 5, 8 pattern. The matching section connects four rules (add 7, multiply by 6, subtract 11, add 15) to their outputs.
Switching between rule types each question keeps kids reading carefully instead of guessing the operation.
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Patterns and Number Sequences
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. What comes next in 8, 16, 24, 32, 40?
2. The pattern 55, 50, 45, 40 follows the rule subtract 5. The next number is 35.
3. An input-output table uses the rule multiply by 3. If the input is 8, the output is 24.
4. The rule for the pattern 5, 13, 21, 29 is add 8.
5. In the pattern 3, 9, 27, 81, each number is multiplied by 3.
6. If the rule is subtract 8 and the input is 40, the output is 32.
7. In the pattern 12, 24, 36, 48, the missing number is 24.
8. What comes next in 75, 68, 61, 54, 47?
9. In the repeating pattern 2, 5, 8, 2, 5, 8, 2, the next number is 5.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Rule: add 7, input = 13
→ 20
24
Rule: multiply by 6, input = 4
→ 24
20
Rule: subtract 11, input = 50
→ 39
39
Rule: add 15, input = 10
→ 25
25
Patterns and Number Sequences
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) What comes next in 8, 16, 24, 32, 40?
2) The pattern 55, 50, 45, 40 follows the rule subtract 5. The next number is 35.
3) An input-output table uses the rule multiply by 3. If the input is 8, the output is 24.
4) The rule for the pattern 5, 13, 21, 29 is add 8.
5) In the pattern 3, 9, 27, 81, each number is multiplied by 3.
6) If the rule is subtract 8 and the input is 40, the output is 32.
7) In the pattern 12, 24, 36, 48, the missing number is 24.
8) What comes next in 75, 68, 61, 54, 47?
9) In the repeating pattern 2, 5, 8, 2, 5, 8, 2, the next number is 5.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Rule: add 7, input = 13
→ 20
24
Rule: multiply by 6, input = 4
→ 24
20
Rule: subtract 11, input = 50
→ 39
39
Rule: add 15, input = 10
→ 25
25
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