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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 747 · 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) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
  2. 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
  3. 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 101
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 12 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 13
  5. 5.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 64 (c) 56 (d) 48
  6. 6.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 47
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 28 (d) 64
  8. 8.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 44
  9. 9.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 35 (c) 43 (d) 27
  10. 10.What comes next? 15, 22, 29, 36, ? (a) 43 (b) 44 (c) 36 (d) 50
  11. 11.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
  12. 12.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 36
  13. 13.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 10 (d) 7
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 23 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 40
  15. 15.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 49
  17. 17.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 28 (d) 23
  18. 18.What comes next? 9, 13, 17, 21, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 29
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 6 (d) 15
  20. 20.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 38 (d) 34
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 8
  22. 22.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 51 (d) 45
  23. 23.What comes next? 5, 9, 13, 17, ? (a) 17 (b) 22 (c) 21 (d) 25
  24. 24.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 65 (c) 62 (d) 66
  25. 25.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 8 (c) 20 (d) 35
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 23 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 30
  28. 28.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 48
  29. 29.What comes next? 17, 19, 21, 23, ? (a) 25 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 69
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 19 (c) 12 (d) 15
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 58 (d) 24
  33. 33.What comes next? 19, 26, 33, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 47 (c) 54 (d) 48
  34. 34.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 52 (b) 45 (c) 36 (d) 44
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 8 (d) 24
  36. 36.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 52 (c) 53 (d) 61
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 36
  38. 38.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 45 (c) 52 (d) 38
  39. 39.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 37
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 12 (b) 9 (c) 21 (d) 25

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 16
  3. 100
  4. 13
  5. 64
  6. 49
  7. 64
  8. 36
  9. 35
  10. 43
  11. 25
  12. 48
  13. 9
  14. 23
  15. 80
  16. 49
  17. 23
  18. 25
  19. 22
  20. 33
  21. 8
  22. 44
  23. 21
  24. 64
  25. 81
  26. 35
  27. 23
  28. 40
  29. 25
  30. 69
  31. 19
  32. 58
  33. 47
  34. 44
  35. 18
  36. 52
  37. 36
  38. 45
  39. 36
  40. 25

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