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, 27, 45, 35? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 18, 32? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 32
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 42, 16? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 36, 18? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 54, 66, 18, 22? (a) 54 (b) 66 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 40, 42, 20, 24? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 28, 18, 42, 36? (a) 28 (b) 18 (c) 42 (d) 36
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 16, 12? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 32, 38, 24, 12? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 72, 24, 54, 38? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 38
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 96, 26, 48, 32? (a) 96 (b) 26 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 24, 22? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 40, 34, 80, 32? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 81, 49, 27, 63? (a) 81 (b) 49 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 12, 62, 36, 18? (a) 12 (b) 62 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 63, 35? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 74, 64, 40, 80? (a) 74 (b) 64 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 18, 12? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 20, 24, 48, 10? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 10
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 40, 70, 56, 32? (a) 40 (b) 70 (c) 56 (d) 32
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 80, 48, 36, 40? (a) 80 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 40
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 36, 24, 22, 72? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 72
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 26, 24? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 24
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 12, 48? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 40, 24, 18, 20? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 20
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 36, 16? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 99, 33, 81, 27? (a) 99 (b) 33 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 66, 64, 88? (a) 32 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 88
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 38, 20, 16, 40? (a) 38 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 18, 36, 14, 12? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 70, 32, 16, 40? (a) 70 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 30, 32? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 81, 27? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 44, 48? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 44 (d) 48
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 18, 16, 64, 96? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 96
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 22, 16, 48, 24? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 58, 24, 72, 18? (a) 58 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 45, 85, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 85 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 42, 40? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 42 (d) 40
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 80, 16, 26, 40? (a) 80 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 40
Answer key
- 35
- 18
- 42
- 18
- 22
- 42
- 28
- 30
- 38
- 38
- 26
- 22
- 34
- 49
- 62
- 35
- 74
- 18
- 10
- 70
- 36
- 22
- 26
- 10
- 18
- 36
- 33
- 66
- 38
- 14
- 70
- 30
- 35
- 44
- 18
- 22
- 58
- 85
- 42
- 26
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