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, 24, 38, 12? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 12
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 24, 42, 16, 28? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 28
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 14, 60, 12, 30? (a) 14 (b) 60 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 32, 22? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 22
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 24, 32? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 12, 54, 36, 62? (a) 12 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 62
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 20, 32, 16, 10? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 10
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 18, 20? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 18, 54, 14, 42? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 14 (d) 42
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 24, 20? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 49, 81, 63, 27? (a) 49 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 50, 24, 64, 48? (a) 50 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 18, 96, 48, 72? (a) 18 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 72
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 96, 20, 48, 64? (a) 96 (b) 20 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 16, 58? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 58
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 16, 28, 32, 64? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 12, 10, 48, 16? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 30, 40? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 24, 42, 20, 40? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 16, 60? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 60
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 34, 64, 24, 48? (a) 34 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 49, 63? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 48, 40? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 96, 18, 32, 16? (a) 96 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 12, 10? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 88, 66, 24, 64? (a) 88 (b) 66 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 22, 12? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 40, 96, 84, 80? (a) 40 (b) 96 (c) 84 (d) 80
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 30, 12, 58, 60? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 58 (d) 60
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 16, 30? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 24, 40? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 63, 45? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 22, 24? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 38, 80, 16, 40? (a) 38 (b) 80 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 32, 26? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 18, 16? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 42, 16, 32, 28? (a) 42 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 84, 32, 56, 16? (a) 84 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 16
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 56, 96, 70, 24? (a) 56 (b) 96 (c) 70 (d) 24
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 10, 48, 32, 12? (a) 10 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 12
Answer key
- 38
- 42
- 14
- 22
- 32
- 62
- 10
- 18
- 14
- 20
- 49
- 50
- 18
- 20
- 58
- 28
- 10
- 30
- 42
- 60
- 34
- 49
- 10
- 18
- 10
- 66
- 22
- 84
- 58
- 30
- 30
- 35
- 22
- 38
- 26
- 18
- 42
- 84
- 70
- 10
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