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: 18, 72, 42, 56? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 42 (d) 56
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 80, 38? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 38
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 12, 22, 36, 18? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 54, 18, 44, 12? (a) 54 (b) 18 (c) 44 (d) 12
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 12, 14? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 81, 49? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 49
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 64, 40, 50, 16? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 50 (d) 16
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 99, 27, 81, 33? (a) 99 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 33
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 16, 34? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 34
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 32, 44, 22, 16? (a) 32 (b) 44 (c) 22 (d) 16
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 58, 80, 32, 40? (a) 58 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 12, 10? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 20, 48? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 48
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 56, 42, 64, 32? (a) 56 (b) 42 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 80, 96, 78, 40? (a) 80 (b) 96 (c) 78 (d) 40
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 77, 35, 49, 55? (a) 77 (b) 35 (c) 49 (d) 55
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 40, 24, 64, 30? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 30
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 64, 18? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 18
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 26, 48? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 48
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 20, 18, 36, 30? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 30
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 56, 54, 18, 36? (a) 56 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 24, 62? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 62
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 20, 32, 10, 16? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 10 (d) 16
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 16, 22? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 12, 38, 32, 48? (a) 12 (b) 38 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 72, 64, 36, 32? (a) 72 (b) 64 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 24, 38, 12, 16? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 12, 64, 54, 18? (a) 12 (b) 64 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 64, 86, 80, 40? (a) 64 (b) 86 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 12, 38? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 38
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 56, 18, 12, 54? (a) 56 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 65, 45, 27, 81? (a) 65 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 14, 12? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 56, 70? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 56 (d) 70
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 38, 24? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 32, 46, 64, 16? (a) 32 (b) 46 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 72, 54, 24, 22? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 45, 81? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 81
Answer key
- 56
- 38
- 35
- 22
- 44
- 14
- 49
- 50
- 33
- 34
- 22
- 58
- 10
- 20
- 42
- 78
- 55
- 30
- 18
- 26
- 20
- 56
- 62
- 10
- 22
- 38
- 36
- 38
- 64
- 86
- 38
- 35
- 56
- 65
- 14
- 70
- 38
- 46
- 22
- 35
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