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: 81, 27, 85, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 85 (d) 45
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 81, 63? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 80, 60? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 33, 81, 27, 99? (a) 33 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 99
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 96, 46, 48, 64? (a) 96 (b) 46 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 66, 88, 48, 64? (a) 66 (b) 88 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 36, 32, 64, 16? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 56, 24? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 18, 24? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 80, 70, 56, 64? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 96, 48, 24, 74? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 74
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 36, 32, 48, 16? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 32, 56, 16, 70? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 70
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 40, 24, 84, 80? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 84 (d) 80
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 24, 44, 48, 22? (a) 24 (b) 44 (c) 48 (d) 22
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 30, 24? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 72, 44, 24, 36? (a) 72 (b) 44 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 54, 42, 36, 56? (a) 54 (b) 42 (c) 36 (d) 56
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 74, 16, 48, 96? (a) 74 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 26, 48? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 48
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 34, 24, 32, 12? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 40, 30? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 20, 38, 40, 16? (a) 20 (b) 38 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 24, 38, 48, 12? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 14, 40, 20, 32? (a) 14 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 32, 70, 16, 40? (a) 32 (b) 70 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 30, 32, 64, 48? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 22, 48? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 30, 24, 64, 40? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 30, 18, 40, 72? (a) 30 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 72
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 48, 46, 32, 24? (a) 48 (b) 46 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 70, 24, 32, 48? (a) 70 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 28, 40, 64, 80? (a) 28 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 80
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 24, 82, 16, 48? (a) 24 (b) 82 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 18, 48? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 81, 35? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 42, 48? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 49, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 49 (d) 27
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 49, 63, 27, 81? (a) 49 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 38, 32, 40, 20? (a) 38 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 20
Answer key
- 85
- 35
- 60
- 33
- 46
- 66
- 36
- 56
- 18
- 70
- 74
- 36
- 70
- 84
- 22
- 30
- 44
- 56
- 74
- 26
- 34
- 40
- 38
- 38
- 14
- 70
- 30
- 22
- 30
- 40
- 46
- 70
- 28
- 82
- 18
- 35
- 42
- 49
- 49
- 38
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