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: 18, 42, 72, 56? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 72 (d) 56
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 96, 48, 24, 34? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 34
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 34, 48? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 34 (d) 48
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 22, 32, 80? (a) 40 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 24, 34, 32, 48? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 32, 66, 16, 64? (a) 32 (b) 66 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 45, 35? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 40, 60? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 40 (d) 60
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 86, 96, 48, 32? (a) 86 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 18, 72? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 26, 48, 32, 12? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 16, 10, 48, 24? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 22, 32, 48, 24? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 12, 14, 32, 24? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 64, 26? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 26
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 34, 12, 32, 24? (a) 34 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 42, 40? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 42 (d) 40
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 96, 34? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 34
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 18, 36, 12, 50? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 50
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 18, 46, 12, 36? (a) 18 (b) 46 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 16, 66, 88, 24? (a) 16 (b) 66 (c) 88 (d) 24
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 60, 80, 32, 24? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 48, 42, 40, 20? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 64, 38? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 64 (d) 38
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 18, 48? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 49, 35, 55, 77? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 55 (d) 77
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 65, 27, 45, 81? (a) 65 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 24, 50, 64, 48? (a) 24 (b) 50 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 27, 63? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 50, 54, 48, 72? (a) 50 (b) 54 (c) 48 (d) 72
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 48, 78, 32, 64? (a) 48 (b) 78 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 46, 80? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 46 (d) 80
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 88, 22, 64, 32? (a) 88 (b) 22 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 27, 35? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 12, 16? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 35, 81? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 60, 64, 48, 80? (a) 60 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 80
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 27, 35? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 49, 77, 35, 55? (a) 49 (b) 77 (c) 35 (d) 55
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 50, 40, 24, 96? (a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 96
Answer key
- 56
- 34
- 34
- 22
- 34
- 66
- 35
- 40
- 86
- 18
- 26
- 10
- 22
- 14
- 26
- 34
- 42
- 34
- 50
- 46
- 66
- 60
- 42
- 38
- 18
- 55
- 65
- 50
- 35
- 50
- 78
- 46
- 22
- 35
- 16
- 35
- 60
- 35
- 55
- 50
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