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: 27, 85, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 85 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 45, 27? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 64, 20, 40, 32? (a) 64 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 32, 38, 12, 24? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 62, 48, 32, 24? (a) 62 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 30, 16, 40, 32? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 48, 76? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 76
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 20, 80? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 80
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 10, 20, 16, 32? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 36, 80, 40, 72? (a) 36 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 72
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 64, 80, 40, 28? (a) 64 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 28
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 16, 58, 48, 96? (a) 16 (b) 58 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 45, 63? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 12, 14? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 36, 12, 54, 14? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 54 (d) 14
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 32, 22? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 22
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 24, 10, 16, 12? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 42, 72, 56, 18? (a) 42 (b) 72 (c) 56 (d) 18
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 16, 10, 12, 24? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 96, 34, 48, 64? (a) 96 (b) 34 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 18, 38, 12, 36? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 14, 48? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 48
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 40, 20? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 18, 52, 12, 54? (a) 18 (b) 52 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 50, 18, 36, 60? (a) 50 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 60
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 64, 24, 22, 48? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 63, 49, 27, 81? (a) 63 (b) 49 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 28, 16, 14? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 64, 60? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 60
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 96, 32, 16, 36? (a) 96 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 36
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 28, 24, 48, 14? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 14
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 76, 24, 96, 48? (a) 76 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 60, 30, 12, 62? (a) 60 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 62
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 96, 40, 16, 30? (a) 96 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 10, 32, 16, 20? (a) 10 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 48, 62? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 62
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 24, 76? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 76
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 42, 12? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 12
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 28, 24, 96, 56? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 56
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 24, 22? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 22
Answer key
- 85
- 35
- 20
- 38
- 62
- 30
- 76
- 20
- 10
- 36
- 28
- 58
- 35
- 14
- 14
- 22
- 10
- 56
- 10
- 34
- 38
- 14
- 18
- 52
- 50
- 22
- 49
- 14
- 60
- 36
- 14
- 76
- 62
- 30
- 10
- 62
- 76
- 42
- 28
- 22
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