NumihanaContinue the sequence: 6517, 6510, 6503, .
Answer: ________________
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Count forwards and backwards.
Continue a number sequence using a constant step.
Numihana · England Year 4
Count forwards and backwards
Practice sheet
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Continue a number sequence using a constant step.
Continue the sequence: 3345, 3370, 3395, .
Answer: ________________
Continue the sequence: 8820, 8814, 8808, .
Answer: ________________
Continue the sequence: 4789, 5789, 6789, .
Answer: ________________
Continue the sequence: -5346, -5337, -5328, .
Answer: ________________
Continue the sequence: 5583, 5577, 5571, .
Answer: ________________
Numihana · England Year 4
Count forwards and backwards
Answer key
Name: ______________
Date: ______________
Continue a number sequence using a constant step.
Continue the sequence: 6517, 6510, 6503, .
Answer: 6496
Continue the sequence: 3345, 3370, 3395, .
Answer: 3420
Continue the sequence: 8820, 8814, 8808, .
Answer: 8802
Continue the sequence: 4789, 5789, 6789, .
Answer: 7789
Continue the sequence: -5346, -5337, -5328, .
Answer: -5319
Continue the sequence: 5583, 5577, 5571, .
Answer: 5565
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Continue a number sequence using a constant step.
Department for Education: mathematics programmes of study ↗
Year 4 → Number → place value · Selected statutory skill. Pack 2.2.0 · source checked 2026-10-12.
For teachers and parents
Find the same change between neighbouring terms and apply it again. Use a number line if the sequence crosses zero.
A common slip
Keep the direction and step size the same at every move.
Worked example
Continue the sequence: 7830, 6830, 5830, .
Answer: 4830
Find the same change between neighbouring terms and apply it again. Use a number line if the sequence crosses zero.