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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 767 · 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? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 83 (c) 82 (d) 79
  2. 2.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 70 (d) 80
  3. 3.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
  4. 4.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
  5. 5.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 27 (c) 26 (d) 23
  6. 6.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 39 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 27
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 9
  8. 8.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 24
  9. 9.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 34 (b) 37 (c) 36 (d) 38
  10. 10.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 55 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 41
  11. 11.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 25
  12. 12.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 14
  13. 13.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 37 (d) 32
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 14 (b) 35 (c) 20 (d) 10
  15. 15.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 35 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 49
  16. 16.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 23 (b) 29 (c) 35 (d) 30
  17. 17.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 51 (d) 49
  18. 18.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 20
  19. 19.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
  20. 20.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 35 (d) 32
  21. 21.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 17 (c) 23 (d) 21
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 57 (c) 81 (d) 27
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 21 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 8
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 39
  25. 25.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 49
  26. 26.What comes next? 13, 18, 23, 28, ? (a) 38 (b) 28 (c) 33 (d) 34
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 55
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 20 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 14
  29. 29.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 26
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 17 (c) 24 (d) 16
  31. 31.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 39 (d) 32
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 26 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 45
  33. 33.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 100 (c) 98 (d) 101
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 7 (c) 12 (d) 15
  35. 35.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 26
  36. 36.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 37 (d) 44
  37. 37.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 43 (b) 51 (c) 33 (d) 42
  38. 38.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 21 (c) 24 (d) 22
  39. 39.What comes next? 11, 14, 17, 20, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 20
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 54

Answer key

  1. 81
  2. 80
  3. 25
  4. 64
  5. 26
  6. 39
  7. 9
  8. 32
  9. 36
  10. 48
  11. 22
  12. 16
  13. 31
  14. 14
  15. 42
  16. 29
  17. 49
  18. 20
  19. 64
  20. 32
  21. 20
  22. 57
  23. 21
  24. 39
  25. 48
  26. 33
  27. 55
  28. 20
  29. 22
  30. 17
  31. 39
  32. 26
  33. 100
  34. 7
  35. 24
  36. 36
  37. 42
  38. 21
  39. 23
  40. 65

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