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: 22, 48, 12, 24? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 30, 40? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 34, 20? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 20
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 18, 24? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 32, 40, 16, 30? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 18, 42, 56, 72? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 72
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 40, 32? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 96, 68? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 96 (d) 68
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 72, 18, 48, 38? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 27, 45? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 12, 16? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 18, 40, 72, 30? (a) 18 (b) 40 (c) 72 (d) 30
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 48, 54, 72, 26? (a) 48 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 26
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 24, 26, 12, 16? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 85, 81, 27, 45? (a) 85 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 58, 24? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 58 (d) 24
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 50, 36, 18, 60? (a) 50 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 60
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 16, 18? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 50, 24, 48, 12? (a) 50 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 64, 66, 16, 24? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 40, 42, 16, 20? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 54, 72, 62, 48? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 62 (d) 48
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 49, 81? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 49 (d) 81
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 96, 34, 24, 64? (a) 96 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 33, 99? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 26, 96, 24? (a) 32 (b) 26 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 16, 10, 32, 20? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 40, 48, 30, 16? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 30, 32? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 20, 32, 14, 40? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 14 (d) 40
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 50, 16? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 50 (d) 16
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 26, 32? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 44, 22, 16, 32? (a) 44 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 12, 34? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 74, 16, 24, 96? (a) 74 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 45, 35? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 10, 12, 40, 48? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 58, 24, 96, 16? (a) 58 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 16
Answer key
- 22
- 35
- 30
- 34
- 18
- 30
- 56
- 20
- 68
- 38
- 35
- 35
- 18
- 40
- 26
- 26
- 85
- 58
- 50
- 18
- 50
- 66
- 42
- 62
- 49
- 34
- 33
- 26
- 10
- 30
- 30
- 14
- 50
- 26
- 22
- 34
- 74
- 35
- 10
- 58
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