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, 42, 28, 48? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 48
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 65, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 45, 85, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 85 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 36, 32, 18, 16? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 44, 22? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 44 (d) 22
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 42, 24, 56, 64? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 30, 64? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 64
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 99, 27, 81, 33? (a) 99 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 33
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 54, 72, 48, 46? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 46
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 96, 70? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 96 (d) 70
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 30, 96, 32, 40? (a) 30 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 30, 40, 32, 12? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 55, 49, 35, 77? (a) 55 (b) 49 (c) 35 (d) 77
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 24, 34, 18, 72? (a) 24 (b) 34 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 22, 72, 18, 48? (a) 22 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 18, 28, 42, 54? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 54
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 30, 32, 40, 24? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 26, 12? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 26 (d) 12
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 74, 40, 64, 80? (a) 74 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 80
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 80, 78, 40, 48? (a) 80 (b) 78 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 30, 16, 20, 24? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 27, 85, 81, 45? (a) 27 (b) 85 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 32, 80, 18, 40? (a) 32 (b) 80 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 64, 84? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 84
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 84, 64? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 84 (d) 64
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 48, 36? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 84, 16, 96? (a) 32 (b) 84 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 96, 84, 56, 64? (a) 96 (b) 84 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 88, 96, 64, 66? (a) 88 (b) 96 (c) 64 (d) 66
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 16, 42, 24, 32? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 30, 16? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 24, 66, 48, 22? (a) 24 (b) 66 (c) 48 (d) 22
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 76, 80, 16, 40? (a) 76 (b) 80 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 34, 24, 12, 16? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 42, 28, 16, 48? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 33, 99? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 78, 96, 32, 16? (a) 78 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 60, 32, 16, 40? (a) 60 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 64, 68? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 64 (d) 68
Answer key
- 42
- 65
- 85
- 18
- 22
- 42
- 30
- 33
- 46
- 70
- 30
- 30
- 55
- 34
- 22
- 28
- 30
- 26
- 74
- 35
- 78
- 30
- 85
- 18
- 84
- 84
- 36
- 84
- 84
- 66
- 42
- 30
- 22
- 76
- 34
- 42
- 33
- 78
- 60
- 68
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