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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 388 · 40 questions
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The trick (Find the rule): Find the gap between neighbours. The same jump? Add it again. Each number double the last? Double again. 1, 4, 9, 16? They are square numbers. Odd one out: test each number — which one breaks the rule?

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  1. 1.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 45
  2. 2.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
  3. 3.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
  4. 4.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 51
  5. 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
  6. 6.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 9 (d) 28
  8. 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 47 (c) 50 (d) 49
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 21 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 24
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 90
  11. 11.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) 32
  12. 12.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 38
  13. 13.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 22
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 24
  15. 15.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 28 (d) 31
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 54
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 19 (c) 21 (d) 15
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 27 (c) 75 (d) 63
  19. 19.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 26
  20. 20.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 47 (b) 46 (c) 55 (d) 37
  21. 21.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 30
  22. 22.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
  23. 23.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 14
  24. 24.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 15
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 28
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 28 (d) 14
  27. 27.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 80
  28. 28.What comes next? 14, 18, 22, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 34 (c) 31 (d) 30
  29. 29.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 43 (d) 42
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 36 (c) 57 (d) 27
  31. 31.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 33 (c) 38 (d) 39
  32. 32.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 56 (b) 47 (c) 57 (d) 65
  33. 33.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 20
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 24
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 29
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 7 (d) 18
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 24 (b) 27 (c) 36 (d) 18
  38. 38.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 25
  39. 39.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 31
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 15 (c) 28 (d) 12

Answer key

  1. 39
  2. 48
  3. 64
  4. 44
  5. 64
  6. 14
  7. 9
  8. 49
  9. 21
  10. 48
  11. 31
  12. 36
  13. 22
  14. 25
  15. 27
  16. 20
  17. 19
  18. 75
  19. 25
  20. 46
  21. 28
  22. 16
  23. 12
  24. 15
  25. 21
  26. 25
  27. 80
  28. 30
  29. 42
  30. 57
  31. 38
  32. 56
  33. 25
  34. 20
  35. 29
  36. 7
  37. 24
  38. 24
  39. 31
  40. 15

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