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: 27, 35, 81, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 22, 20? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 20
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 81, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 44, 88, 96, 24? (a) 44 (b) 88 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 32, 78, 64, 48? (a) 32 (b) 78 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 96, 40, 80, 36? (a) 96 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 36
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 54, 16? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 16
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 72, 18, 26? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 26
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 18, 62, 12, 36? (a) 18 (b) 62 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 16, 26? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 26
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 80, 74, 32, 40? (a) 80 (b) 74 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 32, 18, 48, 64? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 54, 32, 72, 16? (a) 54 (b) 32 (c) 72 (d) 16
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 24, 22, 54, 72? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 54 (d) 72
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 48, 70, 56, 24? (a) 48 (b) 70 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 35, 27? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 22, 20, 32, 40? (a) 22 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 48, 10, 32, 12? (a) 48 (b) 10 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 62, 48, 12, 24? (a) 62 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 49, 63, 81, 27? (a) 49 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 52, 96, 48, 32? (a) 52 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 70, 96, 48, 16? (a) 70 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 36, 72, 16, 12? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 72, 36? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 66, 96, 88, 16? (a) 66 (b) 96 (c) 88 (d) 16
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 20, 36? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 20 (d) 36
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 99, 33? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 99 (d) 33
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 16, 26, 40, 20? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 40, 18? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 18
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 48, 36? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 48, 60, 64, 80? (a) 48 (b) 60 (c) 64 (d) 80
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 72, 26, 36, 24? (a) 72 (b) 26 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 45, 27? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 27, 35? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 45, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 24, 38? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 16, 88, 66, 48? (a) 16 (b) 88 (c) 66 (d) 48
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 60, 12, 26, 30? (a) 60 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 30
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 48, 18, 40, 20? (a) 48 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 72, 54, 26, 24? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 26 (d) 24
Answer key
- 35
- 22
- 35
- 44
- 78
- 36
- 16
- 26
- 62
- 26
- 74
- 18
- 54
- 22
- 70
- 35
- 22
- 10
- 62
- 49
- 52
- 70
- 16
- 36
- 66
- 20
- 33
- 26
- 18
- 36
- 60
- 26
- 35
- 35
- 35
- 38
- 66
- 26
- 18
- 26
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