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: 24, 72, 18, 22? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 10, 48, 12, 16? (a) 10 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 24, 30? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 48, 74? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 74
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 12, 36, 54, 22? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 22
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 38, 96, 16, 24? (a) 38 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 48, 22? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 22
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 54, 72, 56, 18? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 56 (d) 18
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 32, 84? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 84
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 32, 54, 18, 72? (a) 32 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 16, 34, 40, 80? (a) 16 (b) 34 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 20, 64, 16, 32? (a) 20 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 60, 48, 24, 96? (a) 60 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 26, 12? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 26 (d) 12
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 58, 24, 16, 48? (a) 58 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 30, 32? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 55, 49, 77, 35? (a) 55 (b) 49 (c) 77 (d) 35
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 80, 28, 40, 64? (a) 80 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) 64
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 12, 14, 16, 24? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 44, 64? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 44 (d) 64
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 81, 33, 99, 27? (a) 81 (b) 33 (c) 99 (d) 27
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 96, 16, 24, 74? (a) 96 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 74
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 27, 49, 63, 81? (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 48, 58, 18, 72? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 70, 48, 96, 64? (a) 70 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 32, 54? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 54
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 64, 48, 28, 96? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 28 (d) 96
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 22, 88, 24? (a) 48 (b) 22 (c) 88 (d) 24
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 32, 16? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 70, 80? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 65, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 81
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 58, 54? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 58 (d) 54
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 24, 26, 72, 18? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 32, 30, 12, 16? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 20, 26? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 26
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 40, 16, 32, 30? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 60, 80, 24, 16? (a) 60 (b) 80 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 12, 28, 24, 48? (a) 12 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 12, 38? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 38
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 86, 96, 32? (a) 24 (b) 86 (c) 96 (d) 32
Answer key
- 22
- 10
- 30
- 74
- 22
- 38
- 22
- 56
- 84
- 32
- 34
- 20
- 60
- 26
- 58
- 30
- 55
- 28
- 14
- 44
- 33
- 74
- 49
- 58
- 70
- 32
- 28
- 22
- 30
- 70
- 65
- 58
- 26
- 30
- 26
- 30
- 60
- 28
- 38
- 86
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