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, 48, 32, 22? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 22
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 27, 49, 63, 81? (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 36, 32, 12, 72? (a) 36 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 72
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 78, 48? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 78 (d) 48
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 32, 78? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 78
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 45, 27? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 40, 30? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 32, 14, 12, 48? (a) 32 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 24, 36, 72, 14? (a) 24 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 14
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 30, 12, 60, 46? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 60 (d) 46
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 63, 27? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 99, 27, 33, 81? (a) 99 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 81
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 63, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 86, 16, 32, 64? (a) 86 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 30, 16? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 44, 96? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 44 (d) 96
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 14, 24, 12, 16? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 16, 96? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 54, 24, 40, 18? (a) 54 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 18
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 49, 81? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 49 (d) 81
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 55, 77, 35, 49? (a) 55 (b) 77 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 28, 32? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 16, 42? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 10, 12? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 63, 49, 27, 81? (a) 63 (b) 49 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 50, 96? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 50 (d) 96
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 18, 16, 32, 48? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 10, 40? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 40
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 63, 81? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 58, 36, 12, 54? (a) 58 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 35, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 30, 12, 60, 26? (a) 30 (b) 12 (c) 60 (d) 26
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 16, 14, 40, 20? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 32, 72, 64, 54? (a) 32 (b) 72 (c) 64 (d) 54
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 24, 18, 72, 26? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 72 (d) 26
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 18, 16, 72, 54? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 72 (d) 54
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 18, 40, 20, 16? (a) 18 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 45, 27? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 50, 96? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 50 (d) 96
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 16, 84? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 84
Answer key
- 22
- 49
- 32
- 78
- 78
- 35
- 40
- 14
- 14
- 46
- 35
- 33
- 35
- 86
- 30
- 44
- 14
- 20
- 40
- 49
- 55
- 28
- 42
- 10
- 49
- 50
- 18
- 10
- 35
- 58
- 35
- 26
- 14
- 54
- 26
- 16
- 18
- 35
- 50
- 84
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