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, 48, 80, 50? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 80 (d) 50
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 80, 64, 46, 40? (a) 80 (b) 64 (c) 46 (d) 40
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 35? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 16, 26, 48, 24? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 30, 60, 42, 28? (a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 20, 24, 96, 32? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 64, 42? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 42
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 40, 18, 48, 54? (a) 40 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 54
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 64, 28, 48, 24? (a) 64 (b) 28 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 36, 32? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 28, 32, 42, 16? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 80, 74, 40, 16? (a) 80 (b) 74 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 54, 72, 18, 40? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 22, 96? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 22 (d) 96
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 24, 34, 12, 16? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 28, 42, 16, 48? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 26, 64, 24, 96? (a) 26 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 65, 45, 81, 27? (a) 65 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 12, 16? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 48, 76, 96, 32? (a) 48 (b) 76 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 48, 26? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 26
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 16, 58? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 58
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 32, 40, 52, 80? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 52 (d) 80
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 44, 96? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 44 (d) 96
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 32, 80, 16, 20? (a) 32 (b) 80 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 80, 36? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 36
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 66, 88, 32, 16? (a) 66 (b) 88 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 24, 30? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 24, 10, 12, 40? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 40
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 30, 80, 48, 16? (a) 30 (b) 80 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 54, 12, 18, 44? (a) 54 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 44
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 24, 20? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 64, 48, 16, 18? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 32, 34? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 52, 96, 64, 48? (a) 52 (b) 96 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 65, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 22, 24? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 66, 16, 32, 48? (a) 66 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 34, 32, 24, 48? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 27, 49, 81, 63? (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 81 (d) 63
Answer key
- 50
- 46
- 35
- 26
- 28
- 20
- 42
- 40
- 28
- 36
- 42
- 74
- 40
- 22
- 34
- 42
- 26
- 65
- 10
- 76
- 26
- 58
- 52
- 44
- 20
- 36
- 66
- 30
- 10
- 30
- 44
- 20
- 18
- 34
- 52
- 65
- 22
- 66
- 34
- 49
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