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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 979 · 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.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 25 (b) 9 (c) 6 (d) 15
  2. 2.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 17
  3. 3.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 50 (b) 47 (c) 49 (d) 51
  4. 4.What comes next? 20, 22, 24, 26, ? (a) 28 (b) 26 (c) 29 (d) 30
  5. 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 44 (d) 40
  6. 6.What comes next? 2, 11, 20, 29, ? (a) 47 (b) 29 (c) 38 (d) 39
  7. 7.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 9
  9. 9.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 19 (b) 9 (c) 15 (d) 12
  10. 10.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 79 (b) 82 (c) 83 (d) 81
  11. 11.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 21 (b) 29 (c) 15 (d) 6
  12. 12.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 57 (d) 18
  13. 13.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 20 (c) 27 (d) 32
  14. 14.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 23 (b) 26 (c) 27 (d) 25
  15. 15.What comes next? 5, 7, 9, 11, ? (a) 14 (b) 15 (c) 13 (d) 11
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 46 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 63
  17. 17.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 24
  18. 18.What comes next? 12, 15, 18, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 25 (c) 21 (d) 24
  19. 19.What comes next? 15, 17, 19, 21, ? (a) 24 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 25
  20. 20.What comes next? 3, 6, 9, 12, ? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 15
  21. 21.What comes next? 13, 20, 27, 34, ? (a) 34 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 41
  22. 22.What comes next? 3, 11, 19, 27, ? (a) 36 (b) 43 (c) 27 (d) 35
  23. 23.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 32
  24. 24.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 42
  25. 25.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 65 (c) 64 (d) 56
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 28 (c) 67 (d) 14
  27. 27.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 31 (b) 35 (c) 21 (d) 56
  28. 28.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 19 (d) 21
  29. 29.What comes next? 5, 10, 15, 20, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 25
  30. 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 47 (c) 18 (d) 24
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 21 (d) 12
  32. 32.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 19 (d) 26
  33. 33.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 100 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 102
  34. 34.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 68
  35. 35.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 32 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 48
  36. 36.What comes next? 9, 11, 13, 15, ? (a) 18 (b) 19 (c) 15 (d) 17
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 24 (b) 58 (c) 16 (d) 32
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 24 (b) 9 (c) 18 (d) 16
  39. 39.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 28 (d) 21
  40. 40.What comes next? 11, 20, 29, 38, ? (a) 38 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 47

Answer key

  1. 25
  2. 16
  3. 49
  4. 28
  5. 44
  6. 38
  7. 64
  8. 9
  9. 19
  10. 81
  11. 29
  12. 57
  13. 27
  14. 25
  15. 13
  16. 46
  17. 24
  18. 24
  19. 23
  20. 15
  21. 41
  22. 35
  23. 32
  24. 48
  25. 64
  26. 67
  27. 31
  28. 21
  29. 25
  30. 47
  31. 20
  32. 25
  33. 100
  34. 68
  35. 36
  36. 17
  37. 58
  38. 16
  39. 27
  40. 47

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