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: 96, 56, 48, 70? (a) 96 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 70
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 64, 20? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 20
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 20, 10? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 14, 12, 16, 24? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 48, 72, 58, 18? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 58 (d) 18
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 35, 77, 55, 49? (a) 35 (b) 77 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 12, 54? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 81, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 99, 33, 81, 27? (a) 99 (b) 33 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 22, 12, 48, 24? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 54, 12, 18, 28? (a) 54 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 28
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 24, 14? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 40, 74, 80, 16? (a) 40 (b) 74 (c) 80 (d) 16
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 96, 50, 24, 40? (a) 96 (b) 50 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 14, 72, 48, 54? (a) 14 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 54
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 48, 44? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 44
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 24, 30? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 38, 96, 16, 24? (a) 38 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 32, 30, 16, 12? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 22, 24, 96, 48? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 22, 12? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 12, 14? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 54, 72, 24, 14? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 14
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 63, 81? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 72, 24, 22, 18? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 20, 24, 40, 48? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 70, 56? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 70 (d) 56
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 26, 32, 48, 96? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 40, 42, 32, 80? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 85, 81, 27, 45? (a) 85 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 22, 12? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 56, 18, 42, 72? (a) 56 (b) 18 (c) 42 (d) 72
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 70, 32? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 70 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 14, 12, 48, 32? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 27, 35? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 24, 10, 12, 40? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 40
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 48, 64, 66, 88? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 66 (d) 88
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 40, 12, 24, 10? (a) 40 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 10
Answer key
- 70
- 20
- 10
- 14
- 58
- 55
- 32
- 35
- 33
- 22
- 28
- 35
- 14
- 74
- 50
- 14
- 44
- 30
- 38
- 30
- 22
- 22
- 35
- 14
- 14
- 35
- 22
- 20
- 70
- 26
- 42
- 85
- 22
- 56
- 70
- 14
- 35
- 10
- 66
- 10
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