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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 454 · 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? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
  2. 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 32
  3. 3.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 12
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 44 (d) 15
  5. 5.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 22
  6. 6.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 7 (d) 10
  7. 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 11 (c) 28 (d) 20
  9. 9.What comes next? 15, 19, 23, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 31
  10. 10.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 40
  11. 11.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 20 (d) 42
  13. 13.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 21 (d) 22
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 19 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 48
  15. 15.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 55 (b) 46 (c) 37 (d) 47
  16. 16.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 26 (b) 19 (c) 31 (d) 25
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 15 (c) 8 (d) 21
  18. 18.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 22
  19. 19.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 81
  20. 20.What comes next? 14, 19, 24, 29, ? (a) 35 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 34
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 25
  22. 22.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 8 (c) 28 (d) 21
  24. 24.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 20
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 33
  26. 26.What comes next? 2, 10, 18, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 42 (c) 34 (d) 35
  27. 27.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 35 (d) 32
  28. 28.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 20 (b) 27 (c) 12 (d) 21
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 35 (d) 30
  31. 31.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 25
  32. 32.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 14
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 55 (c) 21 (d) 14
  34. 34.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
  35. 35.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) 29
  36. 36.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 31 (d) 23
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 54 (d) 65
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 19 (d) 24
  39. 39.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 39 (b) 45 (c) 40 (d) 33
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 41 (d) 40

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 32
  3. 16
  4. 44
  5. 22
  6. 9
  7. 64
  8. 11
  9. 31
  10. 34
  11. 48
  12. 20
  13. 21
  14. 19
  15. 46
  16. 25
  17. 8
  18. 21
  19. 80
  20. 34
  21. 25
  22. 64
  23. 21
  24. 20
  25. 33
  26. 34
  27. 32
  28. 81
  29. 20
  30. 35
  31. 22
  32. 13
  33. 55
  34. 36
  35. 29
  36. 27
  37. 65
  38. 19
  39. 39
  40. 41

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