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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 462 · 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? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 24 (d) 28
  2. 2.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 44 (c) 36 (d) 45
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 15 (c) 25 (d) 24
  4. 4.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 80
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 56
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 9 (d) 24
  7. 7.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 49 (d) 42
  8. 8.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 23 (b) 17 (c) 21 (d) 20
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 47 (d) 15
  10. 10.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 15 (b) 19 (c) 18 (d) 21
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 28 (d) 6
  12. 12.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 46 (d) 36
  13. 13.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 81
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 73
  15. 15.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 37 (b) 43 (c) 38 (d) 31
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 15
  17. 17.What comes next? 18, 24, 30, 36, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 43
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 25 (c) 33 (d) 20
  19. 19.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 32
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 37 (c) 20 (d) 10
  21. 21.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
  22. 22.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 27 (d) 24
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 16
  24. 24.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 17
  25. 25.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 38
  26. 26.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 27
  27. 27.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
  28. 28.What comes next? 15, 20, 25, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 30
  29. 29.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 10 (c) 11 (d) 7
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 30
  31. 31.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 33 (b) 29 (c) 37 (d) 34
  32. 32.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 16 (d) 26
  33. 33.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
  34. 34.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) 13
  35. 35.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 20
  36. 36.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 49 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 48
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 29 (c) 63 (d) 42
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 36 (c) 43 (d) 54
  39. 39.What comes next? 6, 11, 16, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 31 (d) 21
  40. 40.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 22 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 27

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 44
  3. 25
  4. 80
  5. 56
  6. 9
  7. 48
  8. 20
  9. 47
  10. 18
  11. 28
  12. 45
  13. 81
  14. 73
  15. 37
  16. 15
  17. 42
  18. 33
  19. 36
  20. 37
  21. 100
  22. 27
  23. 29
  24. 16
  25. 37
  26. 25
  27. 36
  28. 35
  29. 9
  30. 30
  31. 33
  32. 21
  33. 49
  34. 13
  35. 20
  36. 48
  37. 29
  38. 43
  39. 26
  40. 22

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