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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 68 · 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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
  2. 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 86
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 19 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 18
  4. 4.What comes next? 10, 19, 28, 37, ? (a) 37 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 55
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 17 (c) 30 (d) 35
  6. 6.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 100
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 51
  8. 8.What comes next? 20, 26, 32, 38, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 50
  9. 9.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 56
  10. 10.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 49 (c) 58 (d) 50
  11. 11.What comes next? 16, 24, 32, 40, ? (a) 56 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 40
  12. 12.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 10 (d) 11
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 48 (b) 54 (c) 27 (d) 72
  14. 14.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 25 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 26
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 21 (c) 15 (d) 6
  16. 16.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 81 (c) 80 (d) 70
  17. 17.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 31 (c) 30 (d) 27
  18. 18.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 37
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 35 (b) 14 (c) 50 (d) 21
  20. 20.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 49
  21. 21.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 34
  22. 22.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 60 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 53
  23. 23.What comes next? 18, 26, 34, 42, ? (a) 42 (b) 50 (c) 58 (d) 51
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 70 (d) 54
  25. 25.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
  26. 26.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 16 (c) 19 (d) 13
  27. 27.What comes next? 11, 13, 15, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 20
  28. 28.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
  29. 29.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 25
  30. 30.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
  31. 31.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 46 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 36
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 58 (c) 64 (d) 24
  33. 33.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 24
  34. 34.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 46 (b) 38 (c) 37 (d) 28
  35. 35.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 15
  36. 36.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 54 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 47
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 45 (c) 11 (d) 35
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 8 (d) 16
  39. 39.What comes next? 19, 25, 31, 37, ? (a) 43 (b) 44 (c) 37 (d) 49
  40. 40.What comes next? 12, 19, 26, 33, ? (a) 47 (b) 41 (c) 33 (d) 40

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 86
  3. 19
  4. 46
  5. 17
  6. 100
  7. 51
  8. 44
  9. 64
  10. 49
  11. 48
  12. 9
  13. 48
  14. 25
  15. 23
  16. 80
  17. 30
  18. 36
  19. 50
  20. 49
  21. 33
  22. 52
  23. 50
  24. 70
  25. 32
  26. 16
  27. 19
  28. 16
  29. 24
  30. 25
  31. 45
  32. 58
  33. 26
  34. 37
  35. 14
  36. 47
  37. 11
  38. 26
  39. 43
  40. 40

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