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: 16, 30, 20, 32? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 33, 99? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 85, 81, 27, 45? (a) 85 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 22, 72, 36, 48? (a) 22 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 49, 77, 35, 55? (a) 49 (b) 77 (c) 35 (d) 55
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 46, 72, 48, 54? (a) 46 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 54
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 64, 24, 16, 30? (a) 64 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 24, 74, 96, 48? (a) 24 (b) 74 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 48, 42, 40, 20? (a) 48 (b) 42 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 54, 50, 36, 12? (a) 54 (b) 50 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 24, 38? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 27, 49? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 49
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 24, 22, 48, 44? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 48 (d) 44
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 16, 28, 42, 24? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 22, 16? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 22 (d) 16
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 18, 30, 50, 54? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 50 (d) 54
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 32, 66, 88, 16? (a) 32 (b) 66 (c) 88 (d) 16
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 32, 40? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 30, 96, 80, 32? (a) 30 (b) 96 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 54, 58, 72, 24? (a) 54 (b) 58 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 18, 30, 54, 40? (a) 18 (b) 30 (c) 54 (d) 40
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 36, 62, 54, 12? (a) 36 (b) 62 (c) 54 (d) 12
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 64, 44? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 64 (d) 44
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 36, 72, 46, 48? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 46 (d) 48
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 65, 27? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 65 (d) 27
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 35, 81? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 70, 56, 96, 24? (a) 70 (b) 56 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 20, 10? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 10
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 28, 16, 32, 14? (a) 28 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 14
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 50, 64, 80, 16? (a) 50 (b) 64 (c) 80 (d) 16
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 16, 88, 66, 32? (a) 16 (b) 88 (c) 66 (d) 32
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 38, 24? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 27, 45? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 48, 34? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 34
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 16, 66? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 66
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 45, 27? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 42, 40? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 42 (d) 40
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 80, 64, 32, 50? (a) 80 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 50
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 40, 60, 32, 64? (a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 30, 40? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 40
Answer key
- 30
- 33
- 85
- 22
- 55
- 46
- 30
- 74
- 42
- 50
- 38
- 49
- 22
- 42
- 22
- 50
- 66
- 30
- 30
- 58
- 40
- 62
- 44
- 46
- 65
- 35
- 70
- 10
- 14
- 50
- 66
- 38
- 35
- 34
- 66
- 35
- 42
- 50
- 60
- 30
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