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: 81, 45, 85, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 85 (d) 27
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 22, 12, 32, 48? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 48, 64, 96, 26? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 26
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 72, 18, 34, 24? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 34 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 40, 54, 24, 18? (a) 40 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 82, 24, 96, 16? (a) 82 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 16
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 58, 24? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 58 (d) 24
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 96, 58? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 58
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 22, 66, 54, 18? (a) 22 (b) 66 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 62, 24, 96, 16? (a) 62 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 16
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 16, 18? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 24, 42, 40, 80? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 85, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 85 (d) 45
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 99, 81, 33, 27? (a) 99 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 16, 52, 24, 48? (a) 16 (b) 52 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 20, 96? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 96
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 96, 64, 32, 78? (a) 96 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 78
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 50, 36, 60, 54? (a) 50 (b) 36 (c) 60 (d) 54
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 18, 20, 54, 12? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 54 (d) 12
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 28, 80, 40, 32? (a) 28 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 64, 40, 70, 16? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 70 (d) 16
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 96, 26, 64, 24? (a) 96 (b) 26 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 48, 26? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 26
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 63, 35? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 35, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 30, 60, 14, 12? (a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 28, 48? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 28 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 81, 35? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 44, 24, 48, 64? (a) 44 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 65? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 65
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 30, 40? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 40, 26? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 26
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 27, 65? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 65
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 72, 30, 18, 40? (a) 72 (b) 30 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 36, 32, 18, 16? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 60, 64? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 60 (d) 64
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 24, 44? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 44
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 26, 48? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 26, 48, 16? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 48 (d) 16
Answer key
- 85
- 22
- 26
- 34
- 40
- 82
- 58
- 58
- 35
- 22
- 62
- 18
- 42
- 85
- 33
- 52
- 20
- 78
- 50
- 20
- 28
- 70
- 26
- 26
- 35
- 35
- 14
- 28
- 35
- 44
- 65
- 30
- 26
- 65
- 40
- 18
- 60
- 44
- 26
- 26
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