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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 817 · 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? 7, 11, 15, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 23
  2. 2.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
  3. 3.What comes next? 13, 16, 19, 22, ? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 22 (d) 25
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 21 (c) 31 (d) 49
  5. 5.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 102 (d) 101
  6. 6.What comes next? 16, 18, 20, 22, ? (a) 24 (b) 25 (c) 26 (d) 22
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 27 (c) 12 (d) 7
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 18 (b) 15 (c) 45 (d) 30
  9. 9.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 81 (d) 70
  10. 10.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 25 (c) 23 (d) 27
  11. 11.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 62 (d) 65
  12. 12.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 50 (c) 51 (d) 47
  13. 13.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 17
  14. 14.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 41 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 48
  15. 15.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 82 (d) 83
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 75
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 35
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 9 (b) 6 (c) 15 (d) 29
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 55 (d) 48
  20. 20.What comes next? 14, 16, 18, 20, ? (a) 20 (b) 23 (c) 24 (d) 22
  21. 21.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 35 (d) 43
  23. 23.What comes next? 8, 15, 22, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 37 (c) 43 (d) 36
  24. 24.What comes next? 3, 12, 21, 30, ? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 30
  25. 25.What comes next? 7, 10, 13, 16, ? (a) 20 (b) 19 (c) 22 (d) 16
  26. 26.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 41
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 42 (c) 35 (d) 50
  28. 28.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 65
  29. 29.What comes next? 16, 20, 24, 28, ? (a) 28 (b) 36 (c) 33 (d) 32
  30. 30.What comes next? 5, 13, 21, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 45 (c) 38 (d) 37
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 48
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 10 (c) 35 (d) 28
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 19 (d) 9
  34. 34.What comes next? 4, 6, 8, 10, ? (a) 10 (b) 13 (c) 14 (d) 12
  35. 35.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 51 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 33
  36. 36.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 12
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 78 (d) 32
  38. 38.What comes next? 7, 15, 23, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 47 (c) 40 (d) 39
  39. 39.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 31 (d) 32
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 25

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. 32
  3. 25
  4. 31
  5. 100
  6. 24
  7. 7
  8. 18
  9. 80
  10. 25
  11. 64
  12. 49
  13. 16
  14. 40
  15. 81
  16. 75
  17. 35
  18. 29
  19. 55
  20. 22
  21. 36
  22. 43
  23. 36
  24. 39
  25. 19
  26. 41
  27. 50
  28. 64
  29. 32
  30. 37
  31. 28
  32. 28
  33. 19
  34. 12
  35. 42
  36. 11
  37. 78
  38. 39
  39. 31
  40. 25

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