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: 99, 33, 81, 27? (a) 99 (b) 33 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 22, 12? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 12
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 20, 22, 32, 40? (a) 20 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 65, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 27
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 56, 70, 16, 32? (a) 56 (b) 70 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 24, 20, 80, 96? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 80 (d) 96
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 30, 32, 24, 40? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 20, 10, 48, 24? (a) 20 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 64, 24, 96, 70? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 70
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 56, 16, 96, 84? (a) 56 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 84
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 10, 12? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 36, 40, 24, 80? (a) 36 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 80
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 34, 12? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 12
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 96, 84? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 84
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 30, 32? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 12, 40, 24, 10? (a) 12 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 10
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 48, 38? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 66, 24, 88, 32? (a) 66 (b) 24 (c) 88 (d) 32
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 49, 81? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 49 (d) 81
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 38, 54, 36, 12? (a) 38 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 64, 24, 50, 48? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 50 (d) 48
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 38, 12, 48, 32? (a) 38 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 60, 40? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 60 (d) 40
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 30, 12, 60, 26? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 60 (d) 26
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 12, 14? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 54, 12, 36, 14? (a) 54 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 14
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 48, 44, 64, 96? (a) 48 (b) 44 (c) 64 (d) 96
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 80, 24? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 80 (d) 24
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 35, 55, 49, 77? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 77
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 72, 50, 36, 24? (a) 72 (b) 50 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 54, 36, 12, 14? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 38, 32? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 36, 34, 18, 12? (a) 36 (b) 34 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 16, 38, 20, 40? (a) 16 (b) 38 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 12, 36, 54, 14? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 14
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 24, 68, 96, 32? (a) 24 (b) 68 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 36, 12, 58, 18? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 58 (d) 18
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 36, 48, 72, 34? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 34
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 18, 16, 24, 32? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 32, 10, 40, 16? (a) 32 (b) 10 (c) 40 (d) 16
Answer key
- 33
- 22
- 22
- 65
- 70
- 20
- 30
- 10
- 70
- 84
- 10
- 36
- 34
- 84
- 30
- 10
- 38
- 66
- 49
- 38
- 50
- 38
- 60
- 26
- 14
- 14
- 44
- 30
- 55
- 50
- 14
- 38
- 34
- 38
- 14
- 68
- 58
- 34
- 18
- 10
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