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Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet

Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 936 · 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? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 42 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 36
  2. 2.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 51 (b) 50 (c) 49 (d) 47
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 28 (b) 21 (c) 35 (d) 27
  4. 4.What comes next? 3, 8, 13, 18, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 23 (d) 18
  5. 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 65 (c) 66 (d) 64
  6. 6.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 60 (c) 80 (d) 70
  7. 7.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 82 (c) 81 (d) 79
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 20
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 12 (c) 21 (d) 18
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 10 (b) 15 (c) 30 (d) 34
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 25 (b) 30 (c) 10 (d) 28
  12. 12.What comes next? 1, 4, 7, 10, ? (a) 13 (b) 14 (c) 10 (d) 16
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 14 (b) 36 (c) 35 (d) 28
  14. 14.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 38 (b) 39 (c) 29 (d) 47
  15. 15.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 37 (d) 38
  16. 16.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 56
  17. 17.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 30 (b) 42 (c) 57 (d) 12
  18. 18.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 25
  19. 19.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 17
  20. 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 36 (b) 30 (c) 34 (d) 24
  21. 21.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 22 (d) 17
  22. 22.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 33 (c) 39 (d) 32
  23. 23.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 20
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 56 (c) 58 (d) 28
  25. 25.What comes next? 16, 19, 22, 25, ? (a) 31 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 25
  26. 26.What comes next? 6, 15, 24, 33, ? (a) 42 (b) 51 (c) 33 (d) 43
  27. 27.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 33
  28. 28.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 17 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 16
  29. 29.What comes next? 7, 12, 17, 22, ? (a) 22 (b) 28 (c) 27 (d) 32
  30. 30.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 35 (b) 30 (c) 34 (d) 38
  31. 31.What comes next? 12, 18, 24, 30, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 30 (d) 42
  32. 32.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 37
  33. 33.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 23 (c) 27 (d) 28
  34. 34.What comes next? 3, 5, 7, 9, ? (a) 9 (b) 13 (c) 11 (d) 12
  35. 35.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 102 (c) 98 (d) 101
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 33
  37. 37.What comes next? 10, 16, 22, 28, ? (a) 40 (b) 35 (c) 34 (d) 28
  38. 38.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 46 (d) 36
  39. 39.What comes next? 4, 8, 12, 16, ? (a) 16 (b) 21 (c) 20 (d) 24
  40. 40.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 27

Answer key

  1. 48
  2. 49
  3. 27
  4. 23
  5. 64
  6. 80
  7. 81
  8. 35
  9. 8
  10. 34
  11. 28
  12. 13
  13. 36
  14. 38
  15. 36
  16. 64
  17. 57
  18. 25
  19. 16
  20. 34
  21. 22
  22. 32
  23. 20
  24. 58
  25. 28
  26. 42
  27. 32
  28. 15
  29. 27
  30. 34
  31. 36
  32. 36
  33. 27
  34. 11
  35. 100
  36. 33
  37. 34
  38. 45
  39. 20
  40. 27

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