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: 84, 64, 16, 24? (a) 84 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 36, 50? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 50
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 32, 28, 16, 42? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 65, 27, 45, 81? (a) 65 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 96, 82, 16, 24? (a) 96 (b) 82 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 48, 86? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 86
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 52, 24? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 52 (d) 24
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 28, 48? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 48
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 42, 16? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 60, 20, 18, 54? (a) 60 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 27, 35? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 22, 24, 88, 48? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 88 (d) 48
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 32, 70, 80, 16? (a) 32 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 16
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 22, 32, 80, 40? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 96, 70? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 70
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 16, 66, 32, 88? (a) 16 (b) 66 (c) 32 (d) 88
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 24, 54, 18, 40? (a) 24 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 26, 72, 24, 18? (a) 26 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 36, 72? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 14, 12? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 48, 62, 32, 96? (a) 48 (b) 62 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 24, 30? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 18, 46, 24, 72? (a) 18 (b) 46 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 24, 22? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 32, 60, 16, 40? (a) 32 (b) 60 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 30, 32? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 64, 28, 16, 56? (a) 64 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 56
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 46, 36, 48, 72? (a) 46 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 72
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 32, 40, 16, 70? (a) 32 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 70
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 35, 63? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 28, 36? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 28 (d) 36
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 12, 14, 32, 48? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 32, 66, 64, 16? (a) 32 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 30, 40, 96, 16? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 96 (d) 16
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 85? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 85
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 12, 34, 32, 48? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 32, 38? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 36, 24, 20, 72? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 72
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 32, 30, 96, 40? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 96 (d) 40
Answer key
- 84
- 50
- 42
- 65
- 82
- 86
- 52
- 28
- 42
- 20
- 35
- 35
- 22
- 70
- 22
- 70
- 66
- 40
- 26
- 16
- 14
- 62
- 30
- 46
- 22
- 60
- 30
- 28
- 46
- 70
- 35
- 28
- 14
- 66
- 30
- 85
- 34
- 38
- 20
- 30
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