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: 60, 16, 64, 40? (a) 60 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 77, 35, 55, 49? (a) 77 (b) 35 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 81, 63? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 26, 48, 64, 24? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 28, 32? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 66, 64? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 24, 38? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 50, 32, 96, 24? (a) 50 (b) 32 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 66, 48? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 66 (d) 48
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 65, 45, 27, 81? (a) 65 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 40, 16, 56, 70? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 56 (d) 70
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 50, 36, 54, 60? (a) 50 (b) 36 (c) 54 (d) 60
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 26, 24, 18, 72? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 12, 10, 24, 16? (a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 18, 12, 36, 26? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 26
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 14, 16? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 32, 24? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 38, 96, 48, 32? (a) 38 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 12, 22, 32, 24? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 24, 58, 18, 72? (a) 24 (b) 58 (c) 18 (d) 72
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 32, 18? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 86, 64? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 86 (d) 64
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 84, 56, 32, 96? (a) 84 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 32, 38? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 81, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 26, 48, 12, 16? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 74, 16, 40, 80? (a) 74 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 80, 28, 40, 16? (a) 80 (b) 28 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 72, 22, 18, 24? (a) 72 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 16, 10, 24, 48? (a) 16 (b) 10 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 81? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 36, 62, 12, 18? (a) 36 (b) 62 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 26, 24? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 26 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 18, 56, 54, 48? (a) 18 (b) 56 (c) 54 (d) 48
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 54, 36, 12, 34? (a) 54 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 16, 86? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 86
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 42, 28, 30, 60? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 30 (d) 60
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 24, 48? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 36, 28? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 28
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 35, 55, 49, 77? (a) 35 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 77
Answer key
- 60
- 55
- 35
- 26
- 28
- 66
- 38
- 50
- 66
- 65
- 70
- 50
- 26
- 10
- 26
- 14
- 30
- 38
- 22
- 58
- 18
- 86
- 84
- 38
- 35
- 26
- 74
- 28
- 22
- 10
- 35
- 62
- 26
- 56
- 34
- 86
- 28
- 20
- 28
- 55
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