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: 72, 24, 50, 18? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 50 (d) 18
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 48, 52? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 52
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 48, 72, 36, 22? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 22
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 32, 36, 64, 24? (a) 32 (b) 36 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 22, 48? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 81, 35? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 40, 60? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 60
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 14, 72, 18, 24? (a) 14 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 28, 32? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 72, 36, 14, 48? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 14 (d) 48
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 16, 34? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 34
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 14, 32? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 14 (d) 32
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 48, 32? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 38, 24? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 30, 24, 40, 16? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 16, 18? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 18, 62? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 62
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 12, 24? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 48, 40, 12, 10? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 30, 16, 24, 32? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 24, 38? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 49, 55, 77, 35? (a) 49 (b) 55 (c) 77 (d) 35
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 32, 20, 30, 16? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 56, 84, 24, 32? (a) 56 (b) 84 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 64, 66? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 36, 72, 48, 38? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 55, 77, 49, 35? (a) 55 (b) 77 (c) 49 (d) 35
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 65, 45? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 81, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 96, 60, 16, 80? (a) 96 (b) 60 (c) 16 (d) 80
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 54, 12, 36, 62? (a) 54 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 62
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 96, 70, 56, 24? (a) 96 (b) 70 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 32, 62, 48, 24? (a) 32 (b) 62 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 30, 40? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 42, 12? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 12
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 74, 96? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 74 (d) 96
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 16, 10, 48, 12? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 32, 54? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 32 (d) 54
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 24, 58? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 58
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 81, 85, 45, 27? (a) 81 (b) 85 (c) 45 (d) 27
Answer key
- 50
- 52
- 22
- 36
- 22
- 35
- 60
- 14
- 28
- 14
- 34
- 14
- 30
- 38
- 30
- 18
- 62
- 22
- 10
- 30
- 38
- 55
- 30
- 84
- 66
- 38
- 55
- 65
- 35
- 60
- 62
- 70
- 62
- 30
- 42
- 74
- 10
- 32
- 58
- 85
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