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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 970 · 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? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 21 (d) 25
  2. 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 40 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 24
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 8 (d) 9
  4. 4.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 54 (d) 51
  5. 5.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 21 (d) 28
  6. 6.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 64
  7. 7.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 81 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 60
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 82 (c) 36 (d) 45
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 21 (b) 16 (c) 8 (d) 20
  10. 10.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 15 (b) 14 (c) 11 (d) 13
  11. 11.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 38 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 37
  12. 12.What comes next? 9, 18, 27, 36, ? (a) 45 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 46
  13. 13.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 57 (c) 41 (d) 50
  14. 14.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 83
  15. 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 35 (d) 24
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 15 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 18
  17. 17.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 26 (c) 23 (d) 25
  18. 18.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 43 (d) 40
  19. 19.What comes next? 5, 11, 17, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 23 (d) 35
  20. 20.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 30 (b) 29 (c) 28 (d) 26
  21. 21.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 98 (c) 101 (d) 102
  22. 22.What comes next? 5, 12, 19, 26, ? (a) 33 (b) 40 (c) 34 (d) 26
  23. 23.What comes next? 6, 10, 14, 18, ? (a) 18 (b) 22 (c) 23 (d) 26
  24. 24.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 8 (b) 15 (c) 18 (d) 12
  25. 25.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 20
  26. 26.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 51 (c) 47 (d) 49
  27. 27.What comes next? 10, 15, 20, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 35 (d) 30
  28. 28.What comes next? 8, 13, 18, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 28 (c) 23 (d) 33
  29. 29.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 17 (d) 14
  30. 30.What comes next? 14, 17, 20, 23, ? (a) 29 (b) 23 (c) 26 (d) 27
  31. 31.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 65 (d) 66
  32. 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 31 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 28
  33. 33.What comes next? 4, 12, 20, 28, ? (a) 36 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 28
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 19 (c) 20 (d) 16
  35. 35.What comes next? 2, 7, 12, 17, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 17 (d) 22
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 9 (c) 23 (d) 12
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 17 (d) 72
  38. 38.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 15
  39. 39.What comes next? 20, 29, 38, 47, ? (a) 47 (b) 56 (c) 57 (d) 65
  40. 40.What comes next? 10, 13, 16, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 23

Answer key

  1. 23
  2. 40
  3. 9
  4. 51
  5. 27
  6. 64
  7. 80
  8. 82
  9. 21
  10. 13
  11. 36
  12. 45
  13. 49
  14. 81
  15. 35
  16. 15
  17. 25
  18. 43
  19. 29
  20. 28
  21. 100
  22. 33
  23. 22
  24. 8
  25. 22
  26. 49
  27. 30
  28. 28
  29. 16
  30. 26
  31. 64
  32. 31
  33. 36
  34. 19
  35. 22
  36. 23
  37. 17
  38. 15
  39. 56
  40. 22

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