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: 16, 22, 12, 48? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 70, 56, 40, 32? (a) 70 (b) 56 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 38, 36? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 38 (d) 36
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 18, 36? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 34, 24, 32, 48? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 60, 40, 24, 64? (a) 60 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 26, 12, 24, 16? (a) 26 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 49, 27, 81, 63? (a) 49 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 52, 80, 40, 32? (a) 52 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 26, 16, 64, 32? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 40, 48, 64, 60? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 60
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 24, 18? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 56, 70, 64, 32? (a) 56 (b) 70 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 24, 68, 48, 32? (a) 24 (b) 68 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 38, 32? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 35, 45? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 27, 63? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 96, 52, 48, 16? (a) 96 (b) 52 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 24, 14? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 28, 96, 16, 48? (a) 28 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 40, 66, 32, 80? (a) 40 (b) 66 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 14, 24? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 24
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 12, 26, 24, 48? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 40, 58, 80, 32? (a) 40 (b) 58 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 42, 16? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 35, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 40, 34, 16, 20? (a) 40 (b) 34 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 81, 35? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 35? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 28, 48, 24, 14? (a) 28 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 52, 48, 64? (a) 24 (b) 52 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 28, 14? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 26, 96? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 96
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 22, 24, 32, 12? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 36, 56? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 56
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 64, 80, 70, 16? (a) 64 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 14, 24, 32, 12? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 24, 36, 64, 32? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 48, 26, 12, 24? (a) 48 (b) 26 (c) 12 (d) 24
Answer key
- 22
- 70
- 38
- 18
- 34
- 60
- 26
- 49
- 52
- 26
- 60
- 18
- 70
- 35
- 68
- 38
- 35
- 35
- 52
- 14
- 28
- 66
- 14
- 26
- 58
- 42
- 35
- 34
- 35
- 35
- 14
- 52
- 14
- 26
- 22
- 56
- 70
- 14
- 36
- 26
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