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: 81, 27, 65, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 24, 36, 44, 72? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 44 (d) 72
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 40, 16, 76, 80? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 76 (d) 80
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 14, 36, 72, 24? (a) 14 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 35, 63? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 54, 14? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 14
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 26, 16? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 16
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 62, 72, 24, 18? (a) 62 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 54, 48, 96, 24? (a) 54 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 40, 24, 48, 10? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 10
- 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: 64, 62, 40, 80? (a) 64 (b) 62 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 44, 36, 54, 18? (a) 44 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 48, 26, 18, 72? (a) 48 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 36, 20, 24, 72? (a) 36 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 32, 14, 24, 48? (a) 32 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 50, 36, 72, 24? (a) 50 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 16, 56, 48, 84? (a) 16 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 84
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 46, 72, 48, 36? (a) 46 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 34, 12, 36, 18? (a) 34 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 27, 35? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 72, 36, 22, 24? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 60, 64? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 60 (d) 64
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 40, 64, 16, 20? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 66, 48, 32, 16? (a) 66 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 40, 16, 46, 80? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 46 (d) 80
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 24, 74, 32, 96? (a) 24 (b) 74 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 10, 12, 16? (a) 48 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 36, 16? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 16
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 18, 24? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 64, 18? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 18
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 16, 30? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 45, 63? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 26, 24, 48, 12? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 27, 81? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 38, 12? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 38 (d) 12
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 24, 30, 20, 16? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 34, 12, 24, 16? (a) 34 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 84, 16, 64, 96? (a) 84 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 96
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 81, 49? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 49
Answer key
- 65
- 44
- 76
- 14
- 35
- 14
- 26
- 62
- 54
- 10
- 35
- 62
- 44
- 26
- 20
- 14
- 50
- 84
- 46
- 34
- 35
- 22
- 60
- 20
- 66
- 46
- 74
- 10
- 18
- 18
- 18
- 30
- 35
- 26
- 35
- 38
- 30
- 34
- 84
- 49
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