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: 27, 65, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 65 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 10, 48, 16, 24? (a) 10 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 24, 14, 42, 48? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 66, 32, 88, 24? (a) 66 (b) 32 (c) 88 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 74, 24, 16, 48? (a) 74 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 32, 40, 20, 38? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 38
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 35, 77, 49, 55? (a) 35 (b) 77 (c) 49 (d) 55
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 50, 60? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 50 (d) 60
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 16, 22? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 46, 24, 48, 32? (a) 46 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 33, 99? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 64, 30, 16, 40? (a) 64 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 24, 42? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 99, 27, 33, 81? (a) 99 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 81
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 80, 78, 48, 40? (a) 80 (b) 78 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 28, 64? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 28 (d) 64
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 65, 81, 27, 45? (a) 65 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 35, 77, 55, 49? (a) 35 (b) 77 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 42, 28, 36, 18? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 81, 65, 27, 45? (a) 81 (b) 65 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 65? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 65
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 49, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 49 (d) 27
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 54, 20? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 20
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 32, 24? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 81, 99, 27, 33? (a) 81 (b) 99 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 52, 48? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 52 (d) 48
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 35? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 20, 18, 40, 16? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 22, 12? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 24, 34? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 34
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 46, 12? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 46 (d) 12
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 36, 50? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 50
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 96, 22, 24, 16? (a) 96 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 45, 27? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 50, 48, 72, 36? (a) 50 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 36
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 42, 36, 28, 54? (a) 42 (b) 36 (c) 28 (d) 54
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 18, 20, 40? (a) 48 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 45, 85, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 85 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 27, 81? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 22, 88? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 22 (d) 88
Answer key
- 65
- 10
- 14
- 66
- 74
- 38
- 55
- 50
- 22
- 46
- 33
- 30
- 42
- 33
- 78
- 28
- 65
- 55
- 28
- 65
- 65
- 49
- 20
- 30
- 33
- 52
- 35
- 18
- 22
- 34
- 46
- 50
- 22
- 35
- 50
- 28
- 18
- 85
- 35
- 22
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