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: 80, 30, 64, 16? (a) 80 (b) 30 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 48, 80, 40, 42? (a) 48 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 42
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 38, 32? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 20, 32, 40, 18? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 18
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 49, 27, 63, 81? (a) 49 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 40, 50, 24, 96? (a) 40 (b) 50 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 42, 24, 28, 16? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 27, 85, 81, 45? (a) 27 (b) 85 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 96, 20, 24, 40? (a) 96 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 40
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 22, 40? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 22 (d) 40
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 72, 54? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 36, 12, 64, 72? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 64 (d) 72
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 44, 24? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 44 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 96, 46? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 46
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 68, 64? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 68 (d) 64
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 45, 27? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 65? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 65
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 30, 20? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 32, 46? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 46
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 16, 26, 12, 24? (a) 16 (b) 26 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 42, 16? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 64, 26, 24, 96? (a) 64 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 36, 24, 46, 72? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 46 (d) 72
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 86, 32, 48, 24? (a) 86 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 38, 12? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) 12
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 64, 88, 66, 96? (a) 64 (b) 88 (c) 66 (d) 96
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 72, 38? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 72 (d) 38
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 84, 16? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 84 (d) 16
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 56, 84? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 56 (d) 84
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 35? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 12, 14? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 14
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 64, 28, 40, 80? (a) 64 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 35, 49, 55, 77? (a) 35 (b) 49 (c) 55 (d) 77
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 70, 64, 16, 80? (a) 70 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 80
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 12, 10? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 63, 35? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 64, 42, 16, 24? (a) 64 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 35, 45? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 18, 20, 40, 48? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 66, 64, 32? (a) 24 (b) 66 (c) 64 (d) 32
Answer key
- 30
- 42
- 38
- 18
- 49
- 50
- 42
- 85
- 20
- 22
- 54
- 64
- 22
- 46
- 68
- 35
- 65
- 30
- 46
- 26
- 42
- 26
- 46
- 86
- 38
- 66
- 38
- 84
- 84
- 35
- 14
- 28
- 55
- 70
- 10
- 35
- 42
- 35
- 18
- 66
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