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: 36, 54, 34, 12? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 34 (d) 12
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 36, 56, 18, 54? (a) 36 (b) 56 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 18, 80, 40, 96? (a) 18 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 96
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 26, 12? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 12
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 32, 74? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 74
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 24, 66, 16, 64? (a) 24 (b) 66 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 36, 26? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 26
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 80, 96, 30, 32? (a) 80 (b) 96 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 34, 20? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 34 (d) 20
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 16, 84, 80, 40? (a) 16 (b) 84 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 24, 10, 16, 48? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 74, 48? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 74 (d) 48
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 99, 81, 33, 27? (a) 99 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 49, 35, 55, 77? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 55 (d) 77
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 65, 45? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 42, 20, 40, 48? (a) 42 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 18, 40? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 54, 36, 58, 12? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 58 (d) 12
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 16, 18? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 65? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 65
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 24, 26? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 28, 24, 42, 16? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 64, 24, 48, 52? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 52
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 30, 12, 16, 32? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 28, 32, 16, 64? (a) 28 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 48, 26? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 26
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 81, 33, 99, 27? (a) 81 (b) 33 (c) 99 (d) 27
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 40, 30? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 27, 85, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 85 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 36, 38? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 14, 12? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 88, 40, 80, 44? (a) 88 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 44
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 34, 16, 24, 12? (a) 34 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 54, 62, 24, 72? (a) 54 (b) 62 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 45, 65, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 42, 56, 18, 36? (a) 42 (b) 56 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 20, 80? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 80
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 14, 48, 32, 12? (a) 14 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 26, 48, 24, 32? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 32
Answer key
- 34
- 56
- 18
- 26
- 74
- 66
- 26
- 30
- 34
- 84
- 10
- 74
- 33
- 55
- 65
- 42
- 18
- 58
- 18
- 65
- 26
- 42
- 52
- 35
- 30
- 28
- 26
- 33
- 30
- 85
- 38
- 14
- 44
- 34
- 62
- 65
- 56
- 20
- 14
- 26
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