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: 72, 36, 16, 32? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 12, 16? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 50, 18? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 18
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 45, 63? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 96, 18, 24, 72? (a) 96 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 16, 66, 32, 96? (a) 16 (b) 66 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 45, 81? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 80, 32? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 56, 54? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 56 (d) 54
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 40, 30? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 30, 32, 40, 48? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 26, 32, 48, 24? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 54, 24, 62, 72? (a) 54 (b) 24 (c) 62 (d) 72
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 48, 60, 24, 96? (a) 48 (b) 60 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 18, 96? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 96
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 56, 32, 24, 42? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 65, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 24, 58, 48? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 58 (d) 48
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 74, 32? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 74 (d) 32
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 12, 10? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 65? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 65
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 48, 34? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 34
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 80, 82? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 82
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 80, 60? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 49, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 34, 20? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 20
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 18, 72? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 46, 48, 96? (a) 32 (b) 46 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 44, 72, 36, 24? (a) 44 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 40, 32? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 66, 36, 18, 44? (a) 66 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 44
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 28, 14? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 28 (d) 14
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 48, 40, 32, 30? (a) 48 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 26, 20? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 26 (d) 20
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 64, 84, 48, 32? (a) 64 (b) 84 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 82, 64, 48, 24? (a) 82 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 32, 20, 22, 40? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 40
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 34, 48? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 48
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 84, 48, 16, 32? (a) 84 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 49, 81? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 49 (d) 81
Answer key
- 36
- 10
- 50
- 35
- 18
- 66
- 35
- 30
- 56
- 30
- 30
- 26
- 62
- 60
- 18
- 42
- 65
- 58
- 74
- 10
- 65
- 34
- 82
- 60
- 49
- 34
- 18
- 46
- 44
- 20
- 44
- 14
- 30
- 26
- 84
- 82
- 22
- 34
- 84
- 49
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