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Tripling Patterns is a free printable Grade 5 maths worksheet on a multiplicative rule with a larger factor, aligned to Common Core standard 5.OA.B.3. It prints 5 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions, 21 of them with 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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Tripling Patterns

5.OA.B.3

NameDate

Write the rule and the next number.

1.7, 21, 63, 189, 567, ___ What is the rule?
2.2, 6, 18, 54, 162, ___ What is the rule?
3.8, 24, 72, 216, 648, ___ What is the rule?
4.1, 3, 9, 27, 81, ___ What is the rule?
5.5, 15, 45, 135, 405, ___ What is the rule?

LessonPrint · 5.OA.B.3 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Tripling Patterns

Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.multiply by 3; next is 1701
  2. 2.multiply by 3; next is 486
  3. 3.multiply by 3; next is 1944
  4. 4.multiply by 3; next is 243
  5. 5.multiply by 3; next is 1215

Questions about Tripling Patterns

What does the Tripling Patterns worksheet cover?

It practises a multiplicative rule with a larger factor — 5 questions for Grade 5, all on Common Core 5.OA.B.3: Make and compare two number patterns. The instruction to pupils is “Write the rule and the next number”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.

Which Common Core standard does Tripling Patterns practise?

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.5.OA.B.3 — 5.OA.B.3, in the Operations & Algebraic Thinking domain for Grade 5. The published standard reads: “Generate two numerical patterns using two given rules. Identify apparent relationships between corresponding terms.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.

What age or grade is this worksheet for?

Tripling Patterns is written for Grade 5, typically ages 10-11. It is one of the sheets on 5.OA.B.3, so it suits any pupil working at that standard — including older pupils revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.

Does Tripling Patterns come with an answer key?

Yes. All 5 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.

How many different versions of Tripling Patterns can I print?

25 versions, of which 21 ask genuinely different questions — this skill does not have 25 distinct questions to give, so the rest reorder them and no two pupils still share a paper. Set 1 downloads all 25 as one PDF.

Is Tripling Patterns free to print and photocopy?

Yes. Tripling Patterns, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.

More practice for 5.OA.B.3

Make and compare two number patterns.

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