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: 60, 16, 96, 40? (a) 60 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 40
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 18, 64? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 18 (d) 64
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 24, 18, 72, 26? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 72 (d) 26
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 30, 60, 66, 44? (a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 66 (d) 44
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 24, 42? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 54, 36, 32, 18? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 33, 99? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 35, 81? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 16, 26? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 26
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 48, 10? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 10
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 96, 38? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 38
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 80, 70, 48, 24? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 24, 18, 72, 38? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 72 (d) 38
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 16, 34? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 34
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 42, 14? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 42 (d) 14
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 24, 80, 66, 40? (a) 24 (b) 80 (c) 66 (d) 40
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 62, 72, 36, 48? (a) 62 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 32, 40, 30, 16? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 27, 35? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 32, 54? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 54
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 38, 16? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 16
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 16, 26, 32, 64? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 60, 16? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 60 (d) 16
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 24, 38? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 96, 22? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 22
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 56, 42, 16, 96? (a) 56 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 22, 24? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 65, 45? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 35, 55, 77, 49? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 77 (d) 49
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 30, 32, 48, 16? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 18, 42, 72, 56? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 72 (d) 56
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 32, 22? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 22
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 48, 22? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 22
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 32, 80, 16, 30? (a) 32 (b) 80 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 88, 66, 80, 40? (a) 88 (b) 66 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 32, 18, 12, 16? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 48, 38? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 42, 40, 80, 24? (a) 42 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 24
Answer key
- 60
- 18
- 26
- 44
- 42
- 32
- 33
- 35
- 26
- 10
- 35
- 38
- 70
- 38
- 34
- 14
- 66
- 62
- 30
- 35
- 54
- 38
- 26
- 60
- 38
- 22
- 42
- 22
- 65
- 55
- 30
- 56
- 22
- 22
- 30
- 66
- 18
- 38
- 35
- 42
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