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: 81, 49, 27, 63? (a) 81 (b) 49 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 26, 24, 16, 48? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 22, 12? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 81, 27? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 30, 64, 40, 16? (a) 30 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 72, 36? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 36, 62, 12, 54? (a) 36 (b) 62 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 20, 48, 30, 32? (a) 20 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 18, 16? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 36, 62, 72, 24? (a) 36 (b) 62 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 36, 28? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 28
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 66, 16? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 66 (d) 16
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 54, 16? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 16
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 20, 24, 18, 40? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 80, 42, 40, 56? (a) 80 (b) 42 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 48, 64? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 40, 30? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 81, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 20, 10? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 42, 24, 16, 28? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 32, 38? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 24, 42, 32, 64? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 60, 24? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 60 (d) 24
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 24, 78? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 78
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 45, 85, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 85 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 14, 32? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 85, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 85 (d) 27
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 28, 42, 16, 24? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 81, 99, 27, 33? (a) 81 (b) 99 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 96, 48, 54, 24? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 64, 12? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 64 (d) 12
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 24, 48? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 24, 54, 72, 96? (a) 24 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 96
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 35, 45? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 42, 28, 18, 54? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 38, 12, 36, 18? (a) 38 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 40, 42, 24, 80? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 80
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 49, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 27, 65, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 65 (c) 45 (d) 81
Answer key
- 49
- 26
- 22
- 35
- 30
- 36
- 62
- 30
- 18
- 62
- 28
- 66
- 16
- 18
- 42
- 30
- 30
- 35
- 10
- 35
- 42
- 38
- 42
- 60
- 78
- 85
- 14
- 85
- 42
- 33
- 54
- 64
- 18
- 54
- 35
- 28
- 38
- 42
- 49
- 65
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