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: 40, 30, 32, 12? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 27, 35? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 49, 81? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 49 (d) 81
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 74, 80, 40, 64? (a) 74 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 64
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 24, 76? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 76
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 18, 40, 36, 54? (a) 18 (b) 40 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 28, 24, 48, 64? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 18, 46, 72, 24? (a) 18 (b) 46 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 12, 22, 24, 32? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 99, 33, 81, 27? (a) 99 (b) 33 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 96, 18, 80, 40? (a) 96 (b) 18 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 56, 42, 40, 80? (a) 56 (b) 42 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 80, 24, 48, 50? (a) 80 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 50
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 32, 58, 40, 80? (a) 32 (b) 58 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 40, 72, 60, 36? (a) 40 (b) 72 (c) 60 (d) 36
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 63, 27? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 40, 86? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 86
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 48, 32, 18? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 35, 49, 55, 77? (a) 35 (b) 49 (c) 55 (d) 77
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 42, 80, 40, 56? (a) 42 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 72, 50, 18, 24? (a) 72 (b) 50 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 28, 48, 16, 96? (a) 28 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 74, 16? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 74 (d) 16
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 27, 85? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 85
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 49, 63, 81, 27? (a) 49 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 16, 18? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 81, 99, 33, 27? (a) 81 (b) 99 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 30, 20? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 80, 34, 40, 32? (a) 80 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 24, 62? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 62
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 96, 54? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 96 (d) 54
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 65? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 65
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 60, 66, 30, 44? (a) 60 (b) 66 (c) 30 (d) 44
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 48, 30, 16, 32? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 30, 24? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 36, 26? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 26
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 86, 16? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 86 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 16, 22? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 85, 27, 45, 81? (a) 85 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 99, 33? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 99 (d) 33
Answer key
- 30
- 35
- 49
- 74
- 76
- 40
- 28
- 46
- 22
- 33
- 18
- 42
- 50
- 58
- 40
- 35
- 86
- 18
- 55
- 42
- 50
- 28
- 74
- 85
- 49
- 18
- 33
- 30
- 34
- 62
- 54
- 65
- 44
- 30
- 30
- 26
- 86
- 22
- 85
- 33
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