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: 80, 40, 28, 16? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 66, 88, 64, 24? (a) 66 (b) 88 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 24, 80, 96, 20? (a) 24 (b) 80 (c) 96 (d) 20
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 18, 54, 72, 40? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 40
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 60, 64? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 60 (d) 64
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 24, 22, 48, 88? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 48 (d) 88
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 22, 16, 40, 80? (a) 22 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 12, 34, 16, 48? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 22, 24? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 40, 30? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 54, 62, 36, 12? (a) 54 (b) 62 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 24, 50, 32, 96? (a) 24 (b) 50 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 99, 33? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 99 (d) 33
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 40, 24, 30, 16? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 32, 54? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 54
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 35, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 86, 16, 32, 64? (a) 86 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 56, 32, 40, 70? (a) 56 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 70
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 85, 81, 45, 27? (a) 85 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 26, 54, 12, 36? (a) 26 (b) 54 (c) 12 (d) 36
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 80, 16, 60, 64? (a) 80 (b) 16 (c) 60 (d) 64
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 80, 36? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 36
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 60, 36, 50, 18? (a) 60 (b) 36 (c) 50 (d) 18
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 26, 12, 48, 16? (a) 26 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 49, 63, 27, 81? (a) 49 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 70, 48, 56, 96? (a) 70 (b) 48 (c) 56 (d) 96
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 34, 20, 40, 32? (a) 34 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 38, 40, 20, 32? (a) 38 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 27, 81? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 36, 12, 54, 58? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 54 (d) 58
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 50, 32, 40, 16? (a) 50 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 10, 20, 32, 16? (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 20, 32, 40, 42? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 42
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 12, 22, 18, 36? (a) 12 (b) 22 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 48, 18? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 18
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 16, 36, 12, 72? (a) 16 (b) 36 (c) 12 (d) 72
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 28, 32, 42? (a) 48 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 40, 70? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 40 (d) 70
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 12, 16? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 35, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 81
Answer key
- 28
- 66
- 20
- 40
- 60
- 22
- 22
- 34
- 22
- 30
- 62
- 50
- 33
- 30
- 54
- 35
- 86
- 70
- 85
- 26
- 60
- 36
- 50
- 26
- 49
- 70
- 34
- 38
- 35
- 58
- 50
- 10
- 42
- 22
- 18
- 16
- 42
- 70
- 34
- 35
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