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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 863 · 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) 32 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 24
  2. 2.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 102 (d) 98
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 15 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 8
  4. 4.What comes next? 20, 25, 30, 35, ? (a) 41 (b) 35 (c) 40 (d) 45
  5. 5.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 34 (d) 38
  6. 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 81
  7. 7.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 25 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 23
  8. 8.What comes next? 17, 20, 23, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 29
  9. 9.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 29 (d) 28
  10. 10.What comes next? 9, 12, 15, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 18
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 50 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 24
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 15 (d) 18
  13. 13.What comes next? 7, 16, 25, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 52 (c) 43 (d) 34
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 21 (d) 28
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 36
  16. 16.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
  17. 17.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 49 (b) 40 (c) 41 (d) 31
  18. 18.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 31
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 20
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 13 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 30
  21. 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 16 (d) 25
  22. 22.What comes next? 12, 14, 16, 18, ? (a) 21 (b) 22 (c) 20 (d) 18
  23. 23.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 47 (d) 49
  24. 24.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 17 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 23 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 15
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 18
  27. 27.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 66
  28. 28.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 27 (b) 28 (c) 31 (d) 23
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 72 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 48
  30. 30.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 42 (d) 48
  31. 31.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 15 (c) 16 (d) 17
  32. 32.What comes next? 18, 21, 24, 27, ? (a) 27 (b) 31 (c) 33 (d) 30
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 29 (b) 30 (c) 21 (d) 12
  34. 34.What comes next? 15, 21, 27, 33, ? (a) 33 (b) 40 (c) 39 (d) 45
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 47 (c) 35 (d) 20
  36. 36.What comes next? 20, 28, 36, 44, ? (a) 53 (b) 60 (c) 44 (d) 52
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 42 (b) 64 (c) 63 (d) 28
  38. 38.What comes next? 14, 21, 28, 35, ? (a) 49 (b) 43 (c) 42 (d) 35
  39. 39.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 26
  40. 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 56 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 43

Answer key

  1. 32
  2. 100
  3. 8
  4. 40
  5. 36
  6. 80
  7. 25
  8. 29
  9. 28
  10. 21
  11. 50
  12. 22
  13. 43
  14. 21
  15. 22
  16. 64
  17. 40
  18. 25
  19. 22
  20. 13
  21. 16
  22. 20
  23. 49
  24. 16
  25. 23
  26. 11
  27. 64
  28. 27
  29. 20
  30. 48
  31. 15
  32. 30
  33. 29
  34. 39
  35. 47
  36. 52
  37. 64
  38. 42
  39. 22
  40. 43

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