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: 24, 26, 48, 64? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 42, 14, 48, 24? (a) 42 (b) 14 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 14, 48? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 48
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 68, 32, 80? (a) 40 (b) 68 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 16, 18, 36, 54? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 52, 12, 48, 24? (a) 52 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 48, 10, 24, 32? (a) 48 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 54, 36, 26, 12? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 12
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 85, 81, 45, 27? (a) 85 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 18, 16, 80, 40? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 72, 26, 54, 24? (a) 72 (b) 26 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 42, 24? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 48, 26, 32, 12? (a) 48 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 72, 54? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 27, 45? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 42, 48, 28, 32? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 36, 64, 16, 48? (a) 36 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 18, 14? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 14
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 58, 36, 12, 18? (a) 58 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 96, 16, 24, 28? (a) 96 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 18, 64, 96, 16? (a) 18 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 16
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 14, 32, 16, 28? (a) 14 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 32, 72, 16, 18? (a) 32 (b) 72 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 35, 27? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 48, 14? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 14
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 18, 48? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 81? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 30, 64, 80? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 64 (d) 80
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 26, 40, 16, 80? (a) 26 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 80
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 60, 30, 12, 22? (a) 60 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 40, 30? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 32, 82, 16, 64? (a) 32 (b) 82 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 18, 66, 54, 44? (a) 18 (b) 66 (c) 54 (d) 44
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 27, 35? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 36, 14? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 14
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 64, 24, 28, 48? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 48
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 64, 40, 30, 96? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 96
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 32, 52, 64, 16? (a) 32 (b) 52 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 70, 32, 24, 48? (a) 70 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 48
Answer key
- 26
- 14
- 14
- 68
- 16
- 52
- 10
- 26
- 85
- 18
- 26
- 42
- 26
- 54
- 35
- 42
- 36
- 14
- 58
- 28
- 18
- 14
- 18
- 35
- 14
- 18
- 35
- 30
- 26
- 22
- 30
- 82
- 44
- 35
- 35
- 14
- 28
- 30
- 52
- 70
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