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: 32, 96, 18, 64? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 18 (d) 64
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 80, 16, 40, 78? (a) 80 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 78
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 27, 49? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 49
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 30, 40, 18, 72? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 22, 12, 36, 18? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 63, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 54, 12, 18, 52? (a) 54 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 52
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 32, 20, 24, 96? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 48, 22, 32, 24? (a) 48 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 81, 49, 27, 63? (a) 81 (b) 49 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 24, 22, 48, 44? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 48 (d) 44
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 63, 27? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 40, 14, 20, 32? (a) 40 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 56, 54? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 56 (d) 54
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 55, 49, 35, 77? (a) 55 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 77
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 30, 40, 24, 64? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 72, 54, 22, 24? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 70, 56, 16, 80? (a) 70 (b) 56 (c) 16 (d) 80
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 10, 32, 40, 16? (a) 10 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 64, 54? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 54
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 96, 32, 54, 16? (a) 96 (b) 32 (c) 54 (d) 16
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 42, 32? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 42 (d) 32
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 14, 32, 28, 16? (a) 14 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 12, 10? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 30, 32? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 32, 40, 48, 30? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 56, 48? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 65, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 27
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 22, 72, 18, 24? (a) 22 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 64, 54, 36, 18? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 66, 36, 18, 44? (a) 66 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 44
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 60, 16, 96, 40? (a) 60 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 40
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 50, 48? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 50 (d) 48
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 85, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 85 (d) 81
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 45, 35? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 12, 26? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 26
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 81, 49? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 49
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 81, 65, 27, 45? (a) 81 (b) 65 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 26, 48, 16, 24? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 24
Answer key
- 18
- 78
- 49
- 40
- 22
- 35
- 52
- 20
- 22
- 49
- 22
- 35
- 14
- 56
- 55
- 35
- 30
- 22
- 70
- 10
- 54
- 54
- 42
- 14
- 10
- 30
- 30
- 56
- 65
- 22
- 64
- 44
- 60
- 50
- 85
- 35
- 26
- 49
- 65
- 26
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