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: 27, 65, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 65 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 32, 42, 28, 16? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 48, 64, 62, 96? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 62 (d) 96
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 80, 24, 40, 18? (a) 80 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 18
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 45, 27? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 66, 96, 88, 16? (a) 66 (b) 96 (c) 88 (d) 16
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 16, 80, 44, 40? (a) 16 (b) 80 (c) 44 (d) 40
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 48, 20? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 20
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 66, 24? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 66 (d) 24
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 80, 16, 40, 26? (a) 80 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 26
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 30, 16, 40, 48? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 42, 24, 32, 16? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 44, 32, 48, 24? (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 49, 63? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 49 (d) 63
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 35, 27? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 80, 56, 32, 70? (a) 80 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 70
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 85, 81, 45, 27? (a) 85 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 48, 26? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 26
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 12, 34? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 85? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 85
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 45, 85, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 85 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 18, 54, 12, 20? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 12 (d) 20
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 32, 60, 24, 16? (a) 32 (b) 60 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 16, 18? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 78, 64? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 78 (d) 64
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 66, 80, 40, 24? (a) 66 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 56, 54, 72, 18? (a) 56 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 48, 52? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 52
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 36, 46, 72, 24? (a) 36 (b) 46 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 80, 26, 40, 32? (a) 80 (b) 26 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 24, 88, 44, 96? (a) 24 (b) 88 (c) 44 (d) 96
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 16, 46? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 46
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 66, 64, 88, 48? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 88 (d) 48
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 14, 48, 12, 32? (a) 14 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 63, 27? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 16, 42, 20, 40? (a) 16 (b) 42 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 12, 34, 48, 32? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 45, 65, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 77, 55, 49, 35? (a) 77 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 35
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 54, 56, 24, 18? (a) 54 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 18
Answer key
- 65
- 42
- 62
- 18
- 35
- 66
- 44
- 10
- 22
- 26
- 30
- 42
- 44
- 49
- 35
- 70
- 85
- 26
- 34
- 85
- 85
- 20
- 60
- 18
- 78
- 66
- 56
- 52
- 46
- 26
- 44
- 46
- 66
- 14
- 35
- 42
- 34
- 65
- 55
- 56
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