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: 32, 48, 64, 36? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 36
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 14, 72? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 72
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 56, 64, 42, 48? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 32, 14, 40, 20? (a) 32 (b) 14 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 42, 48? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 48
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 64, 26? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 26
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 81, 27? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 24, 30? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 54, 58, 72, 24? (a) 54 (b) 58 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 36, 28, 18, 54? (a) 36 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 64, 48, 66, 88? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 66 (d) 88
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 52, 96, 48, 32? (a) 52 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 35, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 70, 16, 80, 56? (a) 70 (b) 16 (c) 80 (d) 56
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 45, 27? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 14, 40, 20, 16? (a) 14 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 20, 16? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 32, 66, 96, 64? (a) 32 (b) 66 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 48, 74, 24, 16? (a) 48 (b) 74 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 64, 38? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 38
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 40, 14? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 14
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 20, 24, 48, 10? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 10
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 72, 18, 56, 42? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 56 (d) 42
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 26, 48? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 48
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 36, 48, 24, 18? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 63, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 77, 35, 49, 55? (a) 77 (b) 35 (c) 49 (d) 55
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 74, 24, 48? (a) 32 (b) 74 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 34, 32, 12, 48? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 12, 14, 32, 48? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 30, 12, 58, 60? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 58 (d) 60
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 42, 32, 28, 16? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 12, 30, 48, 24? (a) 12 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 10, 24? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 10 (d) 24
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 80, 52, 64, 40? (a) 80 (b) 52 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 24, 52, 16, 96? (a) 24 (b) 52 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 30, 20? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 64, 86? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 64 (d) 86
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 96, 50? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 50
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 48, 52? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 52
Answer key
- 36
- 14
- 42
- 14
- 42
- 26
- 35
- 30
- 58
- 28
- 66
- 52
- 35
- 70
- 35
- 14
- 20
- 66
- 74
- 38
- 14
- 10
- 56
- 26
- 18
- 35
- 55
- 74
- 34
- 14
- 58
- 42
- 30
- 10
- 52
- 52
- 30
- 86
- 50
- 52
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