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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 786 · 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) 26 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 25
  2. 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 49
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 39 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 28
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 7 (d) 12
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 69 (c) 72 (d) 27
  6. 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
  7. 7.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 12
  8. 8.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 101 (b) 100 (c) 102 (d) 98
  9. 9.What comes next? 13, 19, 25, 31, ? (a) 38 (b) 31 (c) 43 (d) 37
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 33 (d) 10
  11. 11.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 28 (b) 22 (c) 26 (d) 25
  12. 12.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 66 (d) 65
  13. 13.What comes next? 9, 15, 21, 27, ? (a) 34 (b) 27 (c) 39 (d) 33
  14. 14.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 15 (d) 16
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 12
  16. 16.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 79 (d) 81
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 63 (d) 89
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 27 (d) 54
  19. 19.What comes next? 8, 17, 26, 35, ? (a) 45 (b) 44 (c) 35 (d) 53
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 36 (c) 22 (d) 54
  21. 21.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 30 (d) 31
  22. 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 24
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 35 (c) 14 (d) 17
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 18 (c) 25 (d) 9
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 35
  26. 26.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 36
  27. 27.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 42
  28. 28.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 51
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 34 (c) 28 (d) 42
  30. 30.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 32 (c) 25 (d) 39
  31. 31.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 49 (c) 41 (d) 40
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 17 (d) 48
  33. 33.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 25
  34. 34.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 12 (d) 16
  35. 35.What comes next? 6, 9, 12, 15, ? (a) 21 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 18
  36. 36.What comes next? 11, 19, 27, 35, ? (a) 44 (b) 43 (c) 51 (d) 35
  37. 37.What comes next? 6, 8, 10, 12, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 16
  38. 38.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 13 (b) 11 (c) 12 (d) 9
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 48 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 54
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 64

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 49
  3. 39
  4. 7
  5. 69
  6. 64
  7. 16
  8. 100
  9. 37
  10. 33
  11. 25
  12. 64
  13. 33
  14. 15
  15. 8
  16. 81
  17. 89
  18. 79
  19. 44
  20. 22
  21. 30
  22. 32
  23. 17
  24. 25
  25. 35
  26. 36
  27. 48
  28. 42
  29. 34
  30. 32
  31. 40
  32. 17
  33. 23
  34. 15
  35. 18
  36. 43
  37. 14
  38. 11
  39. 48
  40. 22

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