Odd One Out Worksheet for Maths Olympiad
How to solve it (Find the shared rule): Check whether all the numbers are odd or all even — if so, look deeper. Try the tables 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9: which one has three of the numbers in it? The number that is not in that table is the odd one out.
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- 1.Which is the odd one out: 16, 28, 42, 32? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 49, 81, 27, 63? (a) 49 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 40, 26? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 26
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 12, 38? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 38
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 77, 55, 49, 35? (a) 77 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 35
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 35, 27? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 78, 32? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 78 (d) 32
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 99, 81, 33, 27? (a) 99 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 14, 18? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 48, 58, 96, 32? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 42, 14, 48, 24? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 52, 96, 48, 24? (a) 52 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 30, 24? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 54, 64, 18, 48? (a) 54 (b) 64 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 18, 34, 24, 72? (a) 18 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 81, 35? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 48, 62? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 62
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 14, 32, 12, 48? (a) 14 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 45, 63? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 22, 16, 20, 40? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 66, 16? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 66 (d) 16
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 27, 85, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 85 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 18, 54, 56, 36? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 56 (d) 36
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 72, 22? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 22
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 35, 77, 49, 55? (a) 35 (b) 77 (c) 49 (d) 55
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 80, 64, 40, 78? (a) 80 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) 78
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 36, 38, 12, 54? (a) 36 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 20, 12? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 12
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 14, 16, 20, 40? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 28, 96? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 28 (d) 96
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 12, 22, 48, 32? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 38, 24, 12, 16? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 45, 35? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 96, 58? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 58
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 64, 78, 96, 32? (a) 64 (b) 78 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 18, 20, 12, 54? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 74, 24, 96, 32? (a) 74 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 18, 30, 54, 40? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 54 (d) 40
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 30, 80, 32, 96? (a) 30 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 96
Answer key
- 42
- 49
- 26
- 38
- 55
- 35
- 78
- 33
- 14
- 58
- 14
- 52
- 30
- 64
- 34
- 35
- 62
- 14
- 35
- 22
- 66
- 85
- 56
- 22
- 55
- 78
- 38
- 20
- 14
- 28
- 22
- 38
- 35
- 58
- 78
- 20
- 74
- 40
- 35
- 30
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