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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 711 · 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? 9, 14, 19, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 29
  2. 2.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 41
  3. 3.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 24
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 30 (d) 12
  5. 5.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 81
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 7 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 15
  7. 7.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 12 (c) 11 (d) 13
  8. 8.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 31 (d) 24
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 54 (b) 14 (c) 49 (d) 28
  11. 11.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 81
  12. 12.What comes next? 4, 10, 16, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 29 (c) 22 (d) 34
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 74 (d) 56
  14. 14.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 47 (d) 50
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 19 (b) 72 (c) 45 (d) 27
  16. 16.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 36 (d) 38
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 27
  18. 18.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 11 (b) 15 (c) 17 (d) 14
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 42
  20. 20.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 21 (b) 17 (c) 20 (d) 23
  21. 21.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 16
  23. 23.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
  24. 24.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 100 (d) 102
  25. 25.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 23
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 54 (d) 56
  27. 27.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 65 (d) 64
  28. 28.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 41 (d) 34
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 47
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 36 (c) 63 (d) 44
  31. 31.What comes next? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 23
  32. 32.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
  33. 33.What comes next? 6, 14, 22, 30, ? (a) 46 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 30
  34. 34.What comes next? 6, 13, 20, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 41
  35. 35.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 28 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 31
  36. 36.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 43 (b) 31 (c) 38 (d) 37
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 8 (d) 15
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 42 (c) 20 (d) 21
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 35 (d) 23
  40. 40.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 45 (c) 37 (d) 51

Answer key

  1. 29
  2. 40
  3. 32
  4. 44
  5. 81
  6. 7
  7. 11
  8. 16
  9. 31
  10. 54
  11. 80
  12. 28
  13. 74
  14. 49
  15. 19
  16. 36
  17. 20
  18. 14
  19. 42
  20. 20
  21. 32
  22. 54
  23. 48
  24. 100
  25. 25
  26. 56
  27. 64
  28. 41
  29. 47
  30. 44
  31. 23
  32. 64
  33. 38
  34. 34
  35. 27
  36. 37
  37. 8
  38. 20
  39. 23
  40. 44

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