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: 96, 86, 24, 32? (a) 96 (b) 86 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 22, 60, 30, 12? (a) 22 (b) 60 (c) 30 (d) 12
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 81, 35? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 72, 58, 36, 24? (a) 72 (b) 58 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 24, 84, 56, 16? (a) 24 (b) 84 (c) 56 (d) 16
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 36, 64, 80, 40? (a) 36 (b) 64 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 45, 27? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 38, 32? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 38 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 64, 48, 96, 28? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 28
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 62, 24, 12, 48? (a) 62 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 49, 35, 55, 77? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 55 (d) 77
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 12, 36, 14, 54? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 14 (d) 54
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 26, 12, 48, 24? (a) 26 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 16, 62, 24, 48? (a) 16 (b) 62 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 16, 80, 50, 32? (a) 16 (b) 80 (c) 50 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 30, 20, 54, 18? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 81, 49, 63, 27? (a) 81 (b) 49 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 80, 50? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 80 (d) 50
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 35, 45? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 18, 32? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 32
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 49, 81, 27, 63? (a) 49 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 88, 32, 22, 16? (a) 88 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 16
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 64, 18, 32, 48? (a) 64 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 54, 80, 96, 40? (a) 54 (b) 80 (c) 96 (d) 40
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 70, 24, 48, 40? (a) 70 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 10, 12, 24, 16? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 40, 66, 16, 80? (a) 40 (b) 66 (c) 16 (d) 80
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 52, 24, 12? (a) 48 (b) 52 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 24, 22? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 36, 32, 16, 18? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 24, 78? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 78
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 36, 48, 46, 72? (a) 36 (b) 48 (c) 46 (d) 72
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 85, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 85 (d) 45
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 77, 49, 55, 35? (a) 77 (b) 49 (c) 55 (d) 35
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 48, 22, 16, 12? (a) 48 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 72, 24, 20, 36? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 36
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 35, 63? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 42, 16, 24, 32? (a) 42 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 22, 16, 48, 24? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 24
Answer key
- 86
- 22
- 35
- 58
- 84
- 36
- 35
- 38
- 28
- 62
- 55
- 14
- 26
- 62
- 50
- 20
- 49
- 50
- 35
- 18
- 49
- 22
- 18
- 54
- 70
- 10
- 66
- 52
- 22
- 18
- 78
- 46
- 35
- 85
- 55
- 22
- 20
- 35
- 42
- 22
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