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: 48, 24, 12, 34? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 16, 30? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 64, 44, 32, 88? (a) 64 (b) 44 (c) 32 (d) 88
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 18, 16, 32, 24? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 81, 45? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 22, 16, 48, 12? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 65, 45? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 28, 42, 36, 18? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 48, 34, 24, 16? (a) 48 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 85, 45, 81, 27? (a) 85 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 72, 18, 38, 48? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 38 (d) 48
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 96, 62, 32, 24? (a) 96 (b) 62 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 88, 66, 24, 32? (a) 88 (b) 66 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 27, 49? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 49
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 42, 20? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 42 (d) 20
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 48, 36, 24, 96? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 99, 33? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 99 (d) 33
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 81, 63? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 24, 52? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 52
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 65, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 81
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 36, 48, 96, 72? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 72
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 22, 12? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 24, 48? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 35, 45? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 40, 26, 20, 32? (a) 40 (b) 26 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 81, 35? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 50, 24, 32, 48? (a) 50 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 60, 24, 48, 20? (a) 60 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 20
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 16, 26? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 26
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 64, 66? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 22, 64, 88, 32? (a) 22 (b) 64 (c) 88 (d) 32
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 22, 24? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 64, 18? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 18
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 42, 32, 16, 96? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 48, 14? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 14
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 81, 27? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 24, 14? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 24, 56, 16, 84? (a) 24 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 84
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 24, 64? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 46, 48, 96, 64? (a) 46 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 64
Answer key
- 34
- 30
- 44
- 18
- 35
- 22
- 65
- 28
- 34
- 85
- 38
- 62
- 66
- 49
- 42
- 36
- 33
- 35
- 52
- 65
- 36
- 22
- 20
- 35
- 26
- 35
- 50
- 20
- 26
- 66
- 22
- 22
- 18
- 42
- 14
- 35
- 14
- 84
- 30
- 46
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