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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 693 · 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) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
  2. 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 81 (c) 70 (d) 60
  3. 3.What comes next? 1, 5, 9, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 18 (d) 21
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 37
  5. 5.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 14 (b) 10 (c) 13 (d) 12
  6. 6.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 42 (d) 48
  7. 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 17 (c) 16 (d) 14
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 53 (d) 48
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 9
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 9
  11. 11.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 101 (d) 98
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 27 (d) 30
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 50 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 42
  14. 14.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 33 (d) 32
  15. 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
  16. 16.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 51 (c) 49 (d) 50
  17. 17.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
  18. 18.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 48
  19. 19.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 13
  20. 20.What comes next? 1, 10, 19, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 46 (c) 28 (d) 37
  21. 21.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 23
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 26 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 15
  23. 23.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 18
  24. 24.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 34
  25. 25.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 7
  26. 26.What comes next? 18, 25, 32, 39, ? (a) 53 (b) 39 (c) 46 (d) 47
  27. 27.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 21
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 39 (d) 24
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 15 (c) 45 (d) 16
  30. 30.What comes next? 10, 18, 26, 34, ? (a) 42 (b) 50 (c) 34 (d) 43
  31. 31.What comes next? 19, 22, 25, 28, ? (a) 31 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 34
  32. 32.What comes next? 12, 17, 22, 27, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 37 (d) 27
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 38 (d) 12
  34. 34.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 22
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 15
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 76 (b) 56 (c) 80 (d) 32
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 57
  38. 38.What comes next? 3, 7, 11, 15, ? (a) 19 (b) 15 (c) 20 (d) 23
  39. 39.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 28
  40. 40.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 32 (d) 37

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 80
  3. 17
  4. 37
  5. 12
  6. 48
  7. 16
  8. 53
  9. 9
  10. 13
  11. 100
  12. 30
  13. 50
  14. 32
  15. 81
  16. 49
  17. 64
  18. 64
  19. 15
  20. 37
  21. 29
  22. 26
  23. 20
  24. 36
  25. 9
  26. 46
  27. 21
  28. 39
  29. 16
  30. 42
  31. 31
  32. 32
  33. 38
  34. 22
  35. 8
  36. 76
  37. 57
  38. 19
  39. 34
  40. 31

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