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: 26, 48, 16, 24? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 99, 33, 27, 81? (a) 99 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 49, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 50, 18? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 50 (d) 18
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 20, 48, 42, 40? (a) 20 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 40
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 50, 80, 24, 96? (a) 50 (b) 80 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 34, 24? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 34 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 42, 56, 54, 72? (a) 42 (b) 56 (c) 54 (d) 72
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 81, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 12, 22, 32, 24? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 48, 86, 32, 24? (a) 48 (b) 86 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 96, 16, 76, 48? (a) 96 (b) 16 (c) 76 (d) 48
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 81, 63? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 48, 42? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 48, 40, 16, 30? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 27, 49, 81, 63? (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 74, 32, 48, 96? (a) 74 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 16, 42, 28, 32? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 54, 40? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 54 (d) 40
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 48, 28? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 28
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 32, 84? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 84
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 96, 66? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 66
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 32, 34? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 16, 26? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 26
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 50, 30? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 30
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 70, 96? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 70 (d) 96
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 80, 60, 16, 32? (a) 80 (b) 60 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 49, 63? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 16, 18? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 24, 22? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 45, 35? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 16, 74, 96, 24? (a) 16 (b) 74 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 72, 36, 48, 34? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 34
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 36, 72? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 64, 54? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 54
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 64, 82, 16, 32? (a) 64 (b) 82 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 72, 18, 38, 48? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 38 (d) 48
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 85, 27? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 85 (d) 27
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 60, 32, 40? (a) 24 (b) 60 (c) 32 (d) 40
Answer key
- 26
- 33
- 35
- 49
- 50
- 42
- 50
- 34
- 56
- 35
- 22
- 86
- 76
- 35
- 42
- 30
- 49
- 74
- 42
- 54
- 28
- 84
- 66
- 34
- 26
- 50
- 70
- 60
- 49
- 18
- 22
- 35
- 74
- 34
- 34
- 54
- 82
- 38
- 85
- 60
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