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: 50, 18, 12, 36? (a) 50 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 22, 32, 24, 96? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 22, 16? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 16
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 16, 10? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 10
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 24, 42? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 30, 48, 16, 40? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 27, 63? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 16, 42, 32, 24? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 70, 56, 16, 64? (a) 70 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 66, 16? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 16
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 24, 22, 16, 48? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 45, 65, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 16, 30? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 81, 35? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 46, 36, 72, 24? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 64, 34? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 34
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 82, 48? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 82 (d) 48
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 45, 63? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 36, 24, 64, 32? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 64, 40, 80, 76? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 76
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 66, 32, 88, 48? (a) 66 (b) 32 (c) 88 (d) 48
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 56, 40, 84, 80? (a) 56 (b) 40 (c) 84 (d) 80
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 44, 48, 24, 16? (a) 44 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 12, 10, 24, 40? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 62, 18, 72, 48? (a) 62 (b) 18 (c) 72 (d) 48
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 42, 32? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 14, 24, 72, 54? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 85? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 85
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 48, 42? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 14, 72, 36, 48? (a) 14 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 63, 27? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 50, 54, 18, 30? (a) 50 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 30
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 84, 32? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 84 (d) 32
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 63, 49, 81, 27? (a) 63 (b) 49 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 40, 24, 30, 32? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 49? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 49
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 63, 81? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 38, 24, 48, 12? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 78, 16, 64, 24? (a) 78 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 50, 16, 48, 24? (a) 50 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 24
Answer key
- 50
- 22
- 22
- 10
- 42
- 30
- 35
- 42
- 70
- 66
- 22
- 65
- 30
- 35
- 46
- 34
- 82
- 35
- 36
- 76
- 66
- 84
- 44
- 10
- 62
- 42
- 14
- 85
- 42
- 14
- 35
- 50
- 84
- 49
- 30
- 49
- 35
- 38
- 78
- 50
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