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: 12, 60, 46, 30? (a) 12 (b) 60 (c) 46 (d) 30
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 96, 54? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 96 (d) 54
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 30, 40? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 38, 16, 20? (a) 40 (b) 38 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 38, 24? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 24, 48? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 54, 18? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 45, 85, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 85 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 32, 34? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 26, 40, 20, 32? (a) 26 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 40, 70, 48, 24? (a) 40 (b) 70 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 40, 14? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 14
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 48, 74, 32, 24? (a) 48 (b) 74 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 12, 22? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 16, 22? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 48, 42? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 22, 16? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 16
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 86, 96, 24, 32? (a) 86 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 85, 81? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 85 (d) 81
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 81, 35? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 56, 18, 54, 36? (a) 56 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 24, 10? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 10
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 24, 14, 12, 48? (a) 24 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 80, 30, 96, 32? (a) 80 (b) 30 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 88, 44? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 88 (d) 44
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 66, 16, 32? (a) 24 (b) 66 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 80, 70, 32, 16? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 44, 24, 32, 48? (a) 44 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 63, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 48, 30? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 30
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 10, 16? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 10 (d) 16
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 38, 48, 32? (a) 24 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 36, 60, 50, 54? (a) 36 (b) 60 (c) 50 (d) 54
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 16, 14, 24, 12? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 50, 48? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 50 (d) 48
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 48, 86, 96, 24? (a) 48 (b) 86 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 96, 84, 64, 16? (a) 96 (b) 84 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 32, 56, 70, 16? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 70 (d) 16
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 18, 48, 72, 34? (a) 18 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 34
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 34, 72, 24, 18? (a) 34 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 18
Answer key
- 46
- 54
- 30
- 38
- 38
- 18
- 32
- 85
- 34
- 26
- 70
- 14
- 74
- 22
- 22
- 42
- 22
- 86
- 85
- 35
- 56
- 10
- 14
- 30
- 44
- 66
- 70
- 44
- 35
- 30
- 10
- 38
- 50
- 14
- 50
- 86
- 84
- 70
- 34
- 34
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