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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 549 · 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? 17, 22, 27, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 37 (d) 38
  2. 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 25
  3. 3.What comes next? 2, 8, 14, 20, ? (a) 27 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 26
  4. 4.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 26
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 24
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 8
  7. 7.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 57 (b) 48 (c) 39 (d) 49
  8. 8.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
  9. 9.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
  10. 10.What comes next? 11, 17, 23, 29, ? (a) 41 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 35
  11. 11.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
  12. 12.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 81
  13. 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
  14. 14.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 11 (d) 10
  15. 15.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 37 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 44
  16. 16.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 27 (d) 24
  17. 17.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 22
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 67 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 16
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 13 (d) 24
  21. 21.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 40
  22. 22.What comes next? 11, 16, 21, 26, ? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 31 (d) 32
  23. 23.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 34 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 38
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 24 (c) 15 (d) 12
  25. 25.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 22
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 59 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 18
  27. 27.What comes next? 15, 24, 33, 42, ? (a) 51 (b) 60 (c) 52 (d) 42
  28. 28.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 38 (d) 34
  29. 29.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 19 (c) 16 (d) 13
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 25
  31. 31.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 13
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 31 (b) 14 (c) 56 (d) 35
  33. 33.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 100
  34. 34.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 25
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 44 (c) 48 (d) 72
  36. 36.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
  37. 37.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 13
  38. 38.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 9
  40. 40.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 37 (c) 40 (d) 36

Answer key

  1. 37
  2. 25
  3. 26
  4. 25
  5. 38
  6. 21
  7. 48
  8. 49
  9. 64
  10. 35
  11. 32
  12. 80
  13. 16
  14. 9
  15. 36
  16. 27
  17. 48
  18. 22
  19. 67
  20. 13
  21. 40
  22. 31
  23. 33
  24. 13
  25. 26
  26. 59
  27. 51
  28. 36
  29. 16
  30. 25
  31. 15
  32. 31
  33. 100
  34. 24
  35. 44
  36. 81
  37. 13
  38. 64
  39. 22
  40. 36

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