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Grade 3 Β· Worksheet

Numbers & the number system

Counting & sequences

Name: ______________________________Date: ______________Score: ______ / 20
  1. 1.

    Mia counts on in steps of 100. She starts at 946. What is the next number she says?

    1. A1046
    2. B956
    3. C1000
  2. 2.

    Pierre counts back in steps of 1000. He starts at 9999. What is the next number he says?

  3. 3.

    What is the term-to-term rule for the sequence 185, 180, 175, ...?

    1. Aadd 5
    2. Bsubtract 10
    3. Csubtract 5
  4. 4.

    Carlos writes a sequence. The first term is 8 and the rule is 'subtract 2'. What is the fifth term?

  5. 5.

    A sequence increases by 50 each time: 60, 110, 160, 210, ... What is the first number in the sequence greater than 1000?

    1. A1000
    2. B1010
    3. C1060
  6. 6.

    Add five: 4, 9, 14, ... What is the next term?

  7. 7.

    Which of these is a linear sequence?

    1. A2, 6, 18, 54 (multiply by 3)
    2. B2, 3, 5, 8 (add one more each time)
    3. C4, 9, 14, 19 (add 5)
  8. 8.

    Divide by two: 32, 16, 8, ... What is the next term?

  9. 9.

    Abdul starts at 397 and keeps subtracting 3. He says he will eventually land exactly on 0.

    True False
  10. 10.

    A sequence increases by 50 each time: 70, 120, 170, ... What is the first number in the sequence that is greater than 500?

  11. 11.

    What is the term-to-term rule for the sequence 2, 5, 8, 11, ...?

    1. Aadd 3
    2. Badd 2
    3. Cadd 5
  12. 12.

    Continue the sequence 13, 16, 19, 22, ... What is the next term?

  13. 13.

    Subtract one less each time: 50, 41, 33, ... (the gaps are 9, then 8). What is the next term?

    1. A24
    2. B25
    3. C26
  14. 14.

    What comes next? 3554, 3564, 3574, 3584, …

  15. 15.

    What comes next? 5521, 5523, 5525, 5527, …

  16. 16.

    What number comes just after 4357?

  17. 17.

    What number comes just before 2699?

  18. 18.

    A sequence is 412, 408, 404, 400, … What is the next term?

  19. 19.

    What comes next? 1070, 1075, 1080, 1085, …

  20. 20.

    Continue the sequence. Fill in the missing terms.

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Answer key

Numbers & the number system β€” Counting & sequences

  1. 1.A. 1046
  2. 2.8999
  3. 3.C. subtract 5
  4. 4.0
  5. 5.B. 1010
  6. 6.19
  7. 7.C. 4, 9, 14, 19 (add 5)
  8. 8.4
  9. 9.False
  10. 10.520
  11. 11.A. add 3
  12. 12.25
  13. 13.C. 26
  14. 14.3594
  15. 15.5529
  16. 16.4358
  17. 17.2698
  18. 18.396
  19. 19.1090
  20. 20.35, 40, 45