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: 44, 32, 96, 24? (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 52, 48, 36, 72? (a) 52 (b) 48 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 63, 81? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 12, 22, 24, 16? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 10, 12, 40, 48? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 28, 42, 48, 32? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 30, 12? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 30, 20, 48, 32? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 81, 35? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 70, 24, 48, 40? (a) 70 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 72, 54, 64, 18? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 64 (d) 18
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 60, 50, 54, 36? (a) 60 (b) 50 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 46, 72, 24, 18? (a) 46 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 40, 18? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 18
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 40, 48, 10, 12? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 35, 55, 77, 49? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 77 (d) 49
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 12, 22? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 32, 30? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 42, 12? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 42 (d) 12
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 46, 72, 48, 18? (a) 46 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 18
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 20, 32, 80, 16? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 16
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 26, 32? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 34, 16, 48, 24? (a) 34 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 99, 81, 33, 27? (a) 99 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 27
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 40, 60, 48, 16? (a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 12, 32? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 18, 32? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 18 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 14, 12? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 20, 32, 38, 40? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 40
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 35, 45? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 32, 48? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 12, 14, 48, 24? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 32, 54, 18, 36? (a) 32 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 81, 35? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 44, 80, 40, 32? (a) 44 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 42, 56, 64? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 30, 64? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 64
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 33, 27, 81, 99? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 99
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 38, 48? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 38 (d) 48
Answer key
- 44
- 52
- 35
- 22
- 10
- 42
- 30
- 30
- 35
- 70
- 64
- 50
- 46
- 18
- 10
- 55
- 22
- 30
- 42
- 46
- 20
- 26
- 34
- 33
- 60
- 30
- 18
- 14
- 35
- 38
- 35
- 10
- 14
- 32
- 35
- 44
- 42
- 30
- 33
- 38
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