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: 28, 16, 40, 80? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 36, 24, 72, 50? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 50
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 30, 60, 22, 12? (a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 64, 38, 24, 48? (a) 64 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 48, 22, 12, 16? (a) 48 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 34, 48? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 34 (d) 48
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 42, 16? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 45, 35? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 30, 48, 16, 32? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 76, 32? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 76 (d) 32
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 48, 62, 72, 18? (a) 48 (b) 62 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 26, 32, 40, 80? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 32, 70? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 70
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 28, 42? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 42
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 14, 32? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 42, 32? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 20, 96? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 20 (d) 96
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 56, 80, 70? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 80 (d) 70
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 72, 36? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 88, 80, 40, 22? (a) 88 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 22
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 35, 27? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 66, 40, 80, 48? (a) 66 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 48
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 35, 55, 49, 77? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 77
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 68, 48? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 68 (d) 48
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 85, 27, 45, 81? (a) 85 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 32, 24? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 49, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 46, 64, 24, 96? (a) 46 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 24, 32? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 96, 16, 32, 30? (a) 96 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 77, 49, 35, 55? (a) 77 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 55
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 18, 42, 28, 36? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 32, 26? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 26
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 16, 42? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 36, 54, 26, 12? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 26 (d) 12
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 36, 12, 46, 54? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 46 (d) 54
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 12, 16? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 18, 24? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 49, 81, 63, 27? (a) 49 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 66, 32, 88, 24? (a) 66 (b) 32 (c) 88 (d) 24
Answer key
- 28
- 50
- 22
- 38
- 22
- 34
- 42
- 35
- 30
- 76
- 62
- 26
- 70
- 42
- 14
- 42
- 20
- 70
- 36
- 22
- 35
- 66
- 55
- 68
- 85
- 22
- 49
- 46
- 22
- 30
- 55
- 28
- 26
- 42
- 26
- 46
- 18
- 18
- 49
- 66
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