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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 911 · 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? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 47 (b) 49 (c) 50 (d) 51
  2. 2.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 81 (b) 79 (c) 83 (d) 82
  3. 3.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 50 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 41
  4. 4.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 49
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 88 (c) 36 (d) 18
  6. 6.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 34 (c) 38 (d) 36
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 35
  8. 8.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 25 (d) 23
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 7 (c) 15 (d) 12
  10. 10.What comes next? 17, 21, 25, 29, ? (a) 37 (b) 29 (c) 33 (d) 34
  11. 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 17 (d) 16
  12. 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 21
  13. 13.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 10 (c) 14 (d) 16
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 18 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 44
  15. 15.What comes next? 19, 23, 27, 31, ? (a) 31 (b) 39 (c) 36 (d) 35
  16. 16.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
  17. 17.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 21 (b) 24 (c) 27 (d) 25
  18. 18.What comes next? 13, 22, 31, 40, ? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 58 (d) 49
  19. 19.What comes next? 20, 23, 26, 29, ? (a) 29 (b) 33 (c) 32 (d) 35
  20. 20.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
  21. 21.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 33
  22. 22.What comes next? 2, 4, 6, 8, ? (a) 11 (b) 10 (c) 8 (d) 12
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 45
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 51 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 42
  25. 25.What comes next? 3, 10, 17, 24, ? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 31
  26. 26.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 46 (d) 36
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 25 (b) 60 (c) 24 (d) 42
  28. 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 49 (c) 70 (d) 47
  29. 29.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 14
  30. 30.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 43 (b) 36 (c) 27 (d) 35
  31. 31.What comes next? 9, 16, 23, 30, ? (a) 44 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 38
  32. 32.What comes next? 12, 16, 20, 24, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 29
  33. 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 38
  34. 34.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 13 (b) 19 (c) 17 (d) 16
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 43 (d) 32
  36. 36.What comes next? 19, 21, 23, 25, ? (a) 28 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 27
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 35
  38. 38.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 32 (b) 33 (c) 26 (d) 38
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 14 (d) 18
  40. 40.What comes next? 12, 21, 30, 39, ? (a) 49 (b) 39 (c) 57 (d) 48

Answer key

  1. 49
  2. 81
  3. 41
  4. 48
  5. 88
  6. 36
  7. 16
  8. 25
  9. 7
  10. 33
  11. 16
  12. 20
  13. 13
  14. 44
  15. 35
  16. 64
  17. 24
  18. 49
  19. 32
  20. 80
  21. 32
  22. 10
  23. 45
  24. 51
  25. 31
  26. 45
  27. 25
  28. 47
  29. 14
  30. 35
  31. 37
  32. 28
  33. 38
  34. 16
  35. 43
  36. 27
  37. 35
  38. 32
  39. 14
  40. 48

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