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: 27, 81, 45, 65? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 65
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 49, 81, 27, 63? (a) 49 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 30, 40? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 56, 42, 16, 48? (a) 56 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 48, 10? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 10
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 38, 12, 24, 48? (a) 38 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 40, 12, 32, 30? (a) 40 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 10, 32, 48, 24? (a) 10 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 68, 16? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 68 (d) 16
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 64, 72, 12, 36? (a) 64 (b) 72 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 96, 68, 48, 32? (a) 96 (b) 68 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 40, 42, 20, 16? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 36, 54, 42, 28? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 42 (d) 28
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 24, 42, 48, 14? (a) 24 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 14
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 32, 42, 24, 56? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 56
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 32, 60? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 60
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 40, 26? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 26
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 72, 54, 24, 62? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 62
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 35, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 32, 56, 84, 96? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 84 (d) 96
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 30, 16, 24, 32? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 40, 60? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 40 (d) 60
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 16, 34, 24, 48? (a) 16 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 48, 88, 22, 24? (a) 48 (b) 88 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 85, 27, 81, 45? (a) 85 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 35, 81? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 52, 40, 64, 80? (a) 52 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 80
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 36, 12, 34, 54? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 34 (d) 54
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 24, 54, 72, 46? (a) 24 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 46
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 38, 24, 16, 48? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 16, 34? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 34
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 16, 36, 32, 96? (a) 16 (b) 36 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 50, 18, 24, 72? (a) 50 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 26, 16? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 26 (d) 16
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 24, 14, 72, 18? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 34, 24? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 34 (d) 24
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 14, 30, 12, 60? (a) 14 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 60
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 72, 36, 24, 26? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 32, 18, 16, 12? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 38, 12, 18, 36? (a) 38 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 36
Answer key
- 65
- 49
- 30
- 42
- 10
- 38
- 30
- 10
- 68
- 64
- 68
- 42
- 28
- 14
- 42
- 60
- 26
- 62
- 35
- 84
- 30
- 60
- 34
- 22
- 85
- 35
- 52
- 34
- 46
- 38
- 34
- 36
- 50
- 26
- 14
- 34
- 14
- 26
- 18
- 38
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