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, 18, 64, 32? (a) 16 (b) 18 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 10, 40? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) 40
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 42, 16? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 58, 48? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 58 (d) 48
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 65, 81, 45, 27? (a) 65 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 45, 81? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 36, 18? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 77, 55, 35, 49? (a) 77 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 50, 96, 32, 24? (a) 50 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 34, 32, 12, 24? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 81, 35? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 10, 16, 24, 12? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 96, 40, 30, 64? (a) 96 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 64
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 77, 35, 55, 49? (a) 77 (b) 35 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 27, 49? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 49
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 24, 34? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 34
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 72, 18, 32? (a) 64 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 32
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 80, 18? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 18
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 24, 34? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 34
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 62, 72, 24, 18? (a) 62 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 42, 20? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 20
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 49? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 49
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 72, 18, 48, 46? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 46
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 30, 24? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 96, 32, 24, 70? (a) 96 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 70
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 10, 24? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 10 (d) 24
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 32, 70, 40, 64? (a) 32 (b) 70 (c) 40 (d) 64
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 96, 16, 40, 30? (a) 96 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 36, 50, 60, 54? (a) 36 (b) 50 (c) 60 (d) 54
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 26, 48, 32? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 22, 24, 96, 64? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 32, 82? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 82
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 63, 35? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 50, 48? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 50 (d) 48
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 35? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 35, 55, 77, 49? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 77 (d) 49
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 48, 14? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 14
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 16, 26, 48, 96? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 48 (d) 96
Answer key
- 18
- 10
- 42
- 58
- 65
- 35
- 40
- 55
- 50
- 34
- 35
- 35
- 10
- 30
- 55
- 49
- 34
- 18
- 18
- 34
- 62
- 42
- 49
- 46
- 35
- 30
- 70
- 10
- 70
- 30
- 50
- 26
- 22
- 82
- 35
- 50
- 35
- 55
- 14
- 26
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