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, 16, 32, 36? (a) 72 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 36
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 82, 48? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 82 (d) 48
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 44, 88? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 44 (d) 88
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 16, 10, 32, 20? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 49, 63? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 35, 63? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 45, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 38, 24? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 64, 48, 70, 96? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 70 (d) 96
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 45, 27? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 88, 22? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 88 (d) 22
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 80, 76, 40, 32? (a) 80 (b) 76 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 34, 24? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 34 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 50, 24? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 50 (d) 24
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 96, 72, 54, 24? (a) 96 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 76, 48? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 76 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 34, 12, 54, 36? (a) 34 (b) 12 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 45, 35? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 12, 62, 36, 54? (a) 12 (b) 62 (c) 36 (d) 54
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 54, 40, 80, 48? (a) 54 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 48
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 35, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 54, 44? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 44
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 40, 52, 80, 64? (a) 40 (b) 52 (c) 80 (d) 64
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 80, 32? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 30, 20? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 34, 12, 16, 24? (a) 34 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 48, 38, 12, 24? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 45, 85? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 85
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 40, 74? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 74
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 36, 22, 12, 18? (a) 36 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 62, 72, 48, 36? (a) 62 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 24, 16? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 26, 32, 12, 24? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 32, 28? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 28
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 34, 64, 16, 32? (a) 34 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 80, 84, 24, 40? (a) 80 (b) 84 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 84, 64, 24, 16? (a) 84 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 45, 63, 27, 35? (a) 45 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 35, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 60, 24, 16, 40? (a) 60 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 40
Answer key
- 36
- 82
- 44
- 10
- 49
- 35
- 35
- 38
- 70
- 35
- 22
- 76
- 34
- 50
- 54
- 76
- 34
- 35
- 62
- 54
- 35
- 44
- 52
- 20
- 30
- 34
- 38
- 85
- 74
- 22
- 62
- 22
- 26
- 28
- 34
- 84
- 84
- 35
- 35
- 60
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