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: 63, 45, 35, 27? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 14, 16, 32, 28? (a) 14 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 45, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 26, 48? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 26 (d) 48
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 72, 36, 48, 62? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 62
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 81, 99, 33, 27? (a) 81 (b) 99 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 56, 64, 84, 96? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 84 (d) 96
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 40, 60, 48, 12? (a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 54, 12, 36, 14? (a) 54 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 14
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 48, 42, 14, 24? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 14 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 35, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 24, 26? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 16, 42? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 36, 22? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 22
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 18, 56, 72, 54? (a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 14, 12? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 96, 58, 16, 48? (a) 96 (b) 58 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 26, 72, 24, 54? (a) 26 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 54
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 70, 48? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 70 (d) 48
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 80, 32? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 36, 42, 54, 28? (a) 36 (b) 42 (c) 54 (d) 28
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 40, 30? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 16, 24? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 35, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 30, 48, 16, 64? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 85? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 85
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 48, 30? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 96, 34, 24, 32? (a) 96 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 96, 16, 84, 32? (a) 96 (b) 16 (c) 84 (d) 32
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 72, 54, 80, 40? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 18, 96, 72? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 96 (d) 72
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 96, 48, 78, 24? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 78 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 72, 34, 24, 18? (a) 72 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 16, 38? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 38
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 81, 33, 27, 99? (a) 81 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 99
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 32, 18? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 30, 32, 40, 16? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 16, 62, 96, 48? (a) 16 (b) 62 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 40, 86? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 86
Answer key
- 35
- 14
- 35
- 26
- 62
- 33
- 84
- 40
- 14
- 14
- 35
- 26
- 42
- 35
- 22
- 56
- 14
- 58
- 26
- 70
- 20
- 28
- 30
- 16
- 35
- 30
- 85
- 30
- 34
- 84
- 54
- 18
- 78
- 34
- 38
- 33
- 18
- 30
- 62
- 86
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