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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 438 · 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? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
  2. 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 7 (c) 18 (d) 24
  4. 4.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 57 (b) 65 (c) 47 (d) 56
  5. 5.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 43 (c) 33 (d) 38
  6. 6.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 34 (c) 42 (d) 35
  7. 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 36 (d) 48
  8. 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 33
  9. 9.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 25 (c) 30 (d) 12
  11. 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
  12. 12.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 28 (c) 44 (d) 36
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 25 (c) 20 (d) 27
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 58
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 60 (d) 56
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 26 (c) 64 (d) 16
  17. 17.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 21 (c) 16 (d) 22
  18. 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 27
  19. 19.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 19
  20. 20.What comes next? 14, 20, 26, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 44 (c) 39 (d) 38
  21. 21.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
  22. 22.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 7 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 9
  23. 23.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 30
  24. 24.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 27 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 25
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 25 (c) 72 (d) 54
  26. 26.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 12 (d) 14
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 55 (c) 56 (d) 80
  28. 28.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 79 (d) 82
  29. 29.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 6 (c) 18 (d) 17
  31. 31.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 25 (d) 22
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 21 (c) 12 (d) 24
  33. 33.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 39 (d) 20
  35. 35.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 37 (d) 36
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 24
  37. 37.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 27 (d) 22
  38. 38.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 30 (d) 26
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 32 (c) 49 (d) 42
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 66 (c) 28 (d) 42

Answer key

  1. 36
  2. 100
  3. 7
  4. 56
  5. 38
  6. 34
  7. 48
  8. 32
  9. 49
  10. 12
  11. 80
  12. 36
  13. 27
  14. 58
  15. 60
  16. 26
  17. 21
  18. 25
  19. 19
  20. 38
  21. 64
  22. 9
  23. 27
  24. 27
  25. 25
  26. 12
  27. 55
  28. 81
  29. 64
  30. 17
  31. 22
  32. 8
  33. 16
  34. 39
  35. 36
  36. 35
  37. 22
  38. 28
  39. 32
  40. 66

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