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Maths tricks trick 11: What comes next? Odd one out · Set 987 · 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) 8 (b) 15 (c) 9 (d) 6
  2. 2.What comes next? 4, 7, 10, 13, ? (a) 19 (b) 16 (c) 13 (d) 17
  3. 3.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 45 (b) 20 (c) 48 (d) 35
  4. 4.What comes next? 9, 16, 25, 36, ? (a) 49 (b) 51 (c) 50 (d) 47
  5. 5.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 62 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 65
  6. 6.What comes next? 11, 18, 25, 32, ? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 32 (d) 39
  7. 7.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 21 (b) 72 (c) 32 (d) 56
  8. 8.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 20 (b) 8 (c) 32 (d) 38
  9. 9.What comes next? 2, 9, 16, 23, ? (a) 30 (b) 31 (c) 23 (d) 37
  10. 10.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 23 (b) 6 (c) 24 (d) 15
  11. 11.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 17
  12. 12.What comes next? 19, 24, 29, 34, ? (a) 44 (b) 40 (c) 34 (d) 39
  13. 13.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 33 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 24
  14. 14.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 18
  15. 15.What comes next? 4, 13, 22, 31, ? (a) 41 (b) 40 (c) 49 (d) 31
  16. 16.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 3 times table? (a) 6 (b) 10 (c) 18 (d) 12
  17. 17.What comes next? 8, 11, 14, 17, ? (a) 20 (b) 21 (c) 23 (d) 17
  18. 18.What comes next? 13, 15, 17, 19, ? (a) 22 (b) 19 (c) 23 (d) 21
  19. 19.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 49 (b) 56 (c) 51 (d) 28
  20. 20.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 65 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 56
  21. 21.What comes next? 20, 27, 34, 41, ? (a) 49 (b) 48 (c) 55 (d) 41
  22. 22.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 54 (d) 79
  23. 23.What comes next? 13, 17, 21, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 30
  24. 24.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 70 (b) 81 (c) 60 (d) 80
  25. 25.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 83 (b) 81 (c) 82 (d) 79
  26. 26.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 7 times table? (a) 21 (b) 56 (c) 20 (d) 42
  27. 27.What comes next? 16, 25, 34, 43, ? (a) 43 (b) 53 (c) 52 (d) 61
  28. 28.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 38 (c) 36 (d) 34
  29. 29.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 26 (b) 27 (c) 25 (d) 23
  30. 30.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 49 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 48
  31. 31.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 88 (b) 36 (c) 81 (d) 63
  32. 32.What comes next? 17, 25, 33, 41, ? (a) 50 (b) 57 (c) 49 (d) 41
  33. 33.What comes next? 7, 13, 19, 25, ? (a) 25 (b) 31 (c) 37 (d) 32
  34. 34.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 98 (b) 102 (c) 100 (d) 101
  35. 35.What comes next? 1, 9, 17, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 41 (d) 34
  36. 36.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 30 (b) 10 (c) 15 (d) 21
  37. 37.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 54 (b) 45 (c) 18 (d) 75
  38. 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 8 (b) 23 (c) 16 (d) 28
  39. 39.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 36 (d) 52
  40. 40.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 24 (b) 28 (c) 20 (d) 25

Answer key

  1. 8
  2. 16
  3. 48
  4. 49
  5. 64
  6. 39
  7. 21
  8. 38
  9. 30
  10. 23
  11. 16
  12. 39
  13. 32
  14. 28
  15. 40
  16. 10
  17. 20
  18. 21
  19. 51
  20. 64
  21. 48
  22. 79
  23. 29
  24. 80
  25. 81
  26. 20
  27. 52
  28. 36
  29. 25
  30. 48
  31. 88
  32. 49
  33. 31
  34. 100
  35. 33
  36. 21
  37. 75
  38. 23
  39. 52
  40. 24

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