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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 814 · 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? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 25 (c) 28 (d) 29
  2. 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
  3. 3.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 100
  4. 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 42
  5. 5.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 51 (d) 50
  6. 6.What comes next? 12, 20, 28, 36, ? (a) 36 (b) 52 (c) 44 (d) 45
  7. 7.What comes next? 1, 3, 5, 7, ? (a) 11 (b) 7 (c) 9 (d) 10
  8. 8.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 39 (b) 31 (c) 40 (d) 47
  9. 9.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
  10. 10.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 63 (b) 87 (c) 36 (d) 54
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 67 (d) 18
  13. 13.What comes next? 1, 8, 15, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 36 (c) 29 (d) 30
  14. 14.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 65
  15. 15.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 23 (d) 29
  16. 16.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 17 (c) 12 (d) 16
  17. 17.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 23 (c) 21 (d) 22
  18. 18.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 66
  19. 19.What comes next? 18, 23, 28, 33, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 33 (d) 43
  20. 20.What comes next? 17, 24, 31, 38, ? (a) 46 (b) 52 (c) 38 (d) 45
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 34 (c) 15 (d) 35
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 32
  23. 23.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 83
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 45 (c) 20 (d) 39
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 40 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 19
  26. 26.What comes next? 2, 6, 10, 14, ? (a) 19 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 22
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 56 (b) 17 (c) 72 (d) 32
  28. 28.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 23 (b) 18 (c) 26 (d) 22
  29. 29.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 36
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 37
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 55 (b) 72 (c) 32 (d) 56
  32. 32.What comes next? 8, 10, 12, 14, ? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
  33. 33.What comes next? 1, 6, 11, 16, ? (a) 22 (b) 21 (c) 16 (d) 26
  34. 34.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 18
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 60
  36. 36.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 43 (d) 35
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 21 (c) 13 (d) 15
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 11 (c) 32 (d) 20
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 35 (c) 20 (d) 29
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 9

Answer key

  1. 28
  2. 32
  3. 100
  4. 48
  5. 49
  6. 44
  7. 9
  8. 39
  9. 25
  10. 80
  11. 87
  12. 67
  13. 29
  14. 64
  15. 29
  16. 16
  17. 21
  18. 64
  19. 38
  20. 45
  21. 34
  22. 32
  23. 81
  24. 39
  25. 19
  26. 18
  27. 17
  28. 22
  29. 36
  30. 37
  31. 55
  32. 16
  33. 21
  34. 15
  35. 20
  36. 42
  37. 13
  38. 11
  39. 29
  40. 9

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