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, 40, 80, 38? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 38
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 35? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 32, 42, 16, 24? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 36, 72, 80? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 80
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 54, 38, 72, 24? (a) 54 (b) 38 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 56, 48, 18, 54? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 22, 96, 48, 24? (a) 22 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 40, 18, 54, 24? (a) 40 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 68, 24, 32, 48? (a) 68 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 24, 70, 56, 96? (a) 24 (b) 70 (c) 56 (d) 96
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 40, 96? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 96
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 34, 12? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 34 (d) 12
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 22, 32? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 32
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 80, 16, 50, 32? (a) 80 (b) 16 (c) 50 (d) 32
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 10, 32? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 96, 80, 24, 50? (a) 96 (b) 80 (c) 24 (d) 50
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 48, 70, 40, 24? (a) 48 (b) 70 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 27, 99, 33, 81? (a) 27 (b) 99 (c) 33 (d) 81
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 81, 63? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 60, 96? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 60 (d) 96
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 82, 48, 96, 64? (a) 82 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 30, 48? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 32, 58, 96, 48? (a) 32 (b) 58 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 14, 24, 32, 12? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 14, 18, 72, 24? (a) 14 (b) 18 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 84, 16, 64, 48? (a) 84 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 12, 34, 16, 48? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 16, 18? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 42, 16? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 27, 65, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 65 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 32, 18, 16, 12? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 48, 68? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 68
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 54, 40? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 40
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 86, 16, 24, 48? (a) 86 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 36, 72, 40, 12? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 40 (d) 12
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 54, 64? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 64
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 36, 18, 24? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 85, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 85 (d) 81
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 66, 48, 24, 22? (a) 66 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 30, 60, 66, 44? (a) 30 (b) 60 (c) 66 (d) 44
Answer key
- 38
- 35
- 42
- 36
- 38
- 56
- 22
- 40
- 68
- 70
- 20
- 34
- 22
- 50
- 10
- 50
- 70
- 33
- 35
- 60
- 82
- 30
- 58
- 14
- 14
- 84
- 34
- 18
- 42
- 65
- 18
- 68
- 40
- 86
- 40
- 64
- 18
- 85
- 22
- 44
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