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Shrinking number patterns

Year 6 maths · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Each pattern subtracts the same amount every time.

  1. 167, 157, 147, 137, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  2. 204, 196, 188, 180, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  3. 260, 238, 216, 194, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  4. 192, 182, 172, 162, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  5. 162, 151, 140, 129, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  6. 291, 271, 251, 231, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  7. 186, 168, 150, 132, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  8. 187, 169, 151, 133, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  9. 276, 261, 246, 231, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  10. 229, 215, 201, 187, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  11. 232, 223, 214, 205, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  12. 260, 248, 236, 224, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  13. 228, 206, 184, 162, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  14. 281, 273, 265, 257, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  15. 291, 282, 273, 264, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  16. 293, 279, 265, 251, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  17. 270, 250, 230, 210, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  18. 210, 186, 162, 138, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  19. 298, 275, 252, 229, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
  20. 218, 205, 192, 179, … Write the next three numbers and the rule.
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Answer key: Shrinking number patterns

  1. 127, 117, 107, Start at 167; subtract 10 each time
  2. 172, 164, 156, Start at 204; subtract 8 each time
  3. 172, 150, 128, Start at 260; subtract 22 each time
  4. 152, 142, 132, Start at 192; subtract 10 each time
  5. 118, 107, 96, Start at 162; subtract 11 each time
  6. 211, 191, 171, Start at 291; subtract 20 each time
  7. 114, 96, 78, Start at 186; subtract 18 each time
  8. 115, 97, 79, Start at 187; subtract 18 each time
  9. 216, 201, 186, Start at 276; subtract 15 each time
  10. 173, 159, 145, Start at 229; subtract 14 each time
  11. 196, 187, 178, Start at 232; subtract 9 each time
  12. 212, 200, 188, Start at 260; subtract 12 each time
  13. 140, 118, 96, Start at 228; subtract 22 each time
  14. 249, 241, 233, Start at 281; subtract 8 each time
  15. 255, 246, 237, Start at 291; subtract 9 each time
  16. 237, 223, 209, Start at 293; subtract 14 each time
  17. 190, 170, 150, Start at 270; subtract 20 each time
  18. 114, 90, 66, Start at 210; subtract 24 each time
  19. 206, 183, 160, Start at 298; subtract 23 each time
  20. 166, 153, 140, Start at 218; subtract 13 each time