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, 30, 16, 32? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 32, 84, 64, 16? (a) 32 (b) 84 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 24, 38? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 65, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 27
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 24, 54, 26, 72? (a) 24 (b) 54 (c) 26 (d) 72
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 20, 48, 16, 30? (a) 20 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 96, 48, 24, 28? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 22, 24, 48, 12? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 45, 65, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 35, 63? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 27, 35? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 32, 30? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 12, 26, 16, 48? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 85, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 85 (d) 45
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 58, 96? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 58 (d) 96
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 33, 81, 27, 99? (a) 33 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 99
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 18, 16? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 30, 46, 60, 12? (a) 30 (b) 46 (c) 60 (d) 12
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 49, 77, 35, 55? (a) 49 (b) 77 (c) 35 (d) 55
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 63, 81? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 24, 18? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 24, 46, 64, 48? (a) 24 (b) 46 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 27, 35? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 28, 24, 56, 48? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 56 (d) 48
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 72, 96, 48, 36? (a) 72 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 96, 32, 24, 52? (a) 96 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 52
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 42, 96, 24, 48? (a) 42 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 33, 99? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 36, 72? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 66, 24, 48, 96? (a) 66 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 50, 96, 32? (a) 24 (b) 50 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 72, 18, 48, 24? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 64, 68? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 68
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 34, 24, 12, 32? (a) 34 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 80, 30? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 80 (d) 30
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 26, 32, 24? (a) 48 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 16, 30, 24, 20? (a) 16 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 64, 48? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 60, 24, 40, 64? (a) 60 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 64
Answer key
- 30
- 84
- 38
- 65
- 26
- 30
- 28
- 22
- 65
- 35
- 35
- 30
- 26
- 85
- 58
- 33
- 18
- 46
- 55
- 35
- 18
- 46
- 35
- 35
- 28
- 36
- 52
- 42
- 33
- 36
- 66
- 50
- 18
- 68
- 34
- 30
- 26
- 30
- 18
- 60
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