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: 81, 35, 63, 45? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 45
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 24, 10, 48, 40? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) 40
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 12, 36, 18, 22? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 18 (d) 22
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 35, 63? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 18, 42, 54, 28? (a) 18 (b) 42 (c) 54 (d) 28
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 24, 64? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 64, 32? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 76, 32, 24, 48? (a) 76 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 72, 36, 48, 44? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 48 (d) 44
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 50, 54, 36, 60? (a) 50 (b) 54 (c) 36 (d) 60
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 12, 10? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 10
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 32, 38, 48, 24? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 34, 96, 24, 32? (a) 34 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 45, 63? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 96, 34, 48, 24? (a) 96 (b) 34 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 30, 20? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 30 (d) 20
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 48, 82, 32, 96? (a) 48 (b) 82 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 62, 16? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 62 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 26, 24, 32, 12? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 30, 40? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 40
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 48, 64, 78, 16? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 78 (d) 16
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 64, 84? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 84
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 26, 32? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 26 (d) 32
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 35? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 16, 38, 80, 40? (a) 16 (b) 38 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 10, 16, 48, 12? (a) 10 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 27, 49? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 49
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 72, 36, 62, 24? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 62 (d) 24
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 78, 64, 96, 16? (a) 78 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 16
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 22, 18? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 22 (d) 18
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 18, 50, 72, 48? (a) 18 (b) 50 (c) 72 (d) 48
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 30, 32? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 24, 18, 72, 48? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 72 (d) 48
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 63, 27? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 88, 66, 16, 64? (a) 88 (b) 66 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 72, 56, 18, 42? (a) 72 (b) 56 (c) 18 (d) 42
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 60, 66, 30, 44? (a) 60 (b) 66 (c) 30 (d) 44
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 18, 28, 12, 54? (a) 18 (b) 28 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 27, 63? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 63
Answer key
- 35
- 10
- 22
- 35
- 35
- 28
- 34
- 18
- 76
- 44
- 50
- 10
- 38
- 34
- 35
- 34
- 30
- 82
- 62
- 26
- 30
- 78
- 84
- 26
- 35
- 38
- 10
- 49
- 62
- 78
- 22
- 50
- 30
- 18
- 35
- 66
- 56
- 44
- 28
- 35
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