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: 48, 80, 50, 24? (a) 48 (b) 80 (c) 50 (d) 24
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 42, 16? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 54, 62, 24, 72? (a) 54 (b) 62 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 32, 12? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 27, 85? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 85
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 18, 12, 36, 34? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 34
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 48, 22, 64, 96? (a) 48 (b) 22 (c) 64 (d) 96
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 35, 27? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 36, 48? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 34, 18? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 34 (d) 18
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 45, 65, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 65 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 50, 80? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 50 (d) 80
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 64, 30, 40, 48? (a) 64 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 26, 30, 60, 12? (a) 26 (b) 30 (c) 60 (d) 12
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 50, 64, 96, 48? (a) 50 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 33, 99? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 48, 30, 32, 16? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 30, 24? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 32, 38? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 42, 16? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 42 (d) 16
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 50, 32, 96, 24? (a) 50 (b) 32 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 49, 35, 55, 77? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 55 (d) 77
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 42, 32, 64, 56? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 56
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 81, 33, 27, 99? (a) 81 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 99
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 22, 24, 64, 48? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 32, 22, 24? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 24
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 77, 55, 35, 49? (a) 77 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 16, 22, 12, 24? (a) 16 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 40, 16, 38, 80? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) 80
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 48, 44, 24, 22? (a) 48 (b) 44 (c) 24 (d) 22
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 64, 28, 32, 16? (a) 64 (b) 28 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 35, 81? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 26, 24, 96, 32? (a) 26 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 40, 60? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 60
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 64, 60, 16, 80? (a) 64 (b) 60 (c) 16 (d) 80
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 27, 63? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 32, 68, 24, 48? (a) 32 (b) 68 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 80, 96, 40, 18? (a) 80 (b) 96 (c) 40 (d) 18
Answer key
- 50
- 42
- 62
- 10
- 85
- 34
- 22
- 35
- 36
- 34
- 65
- 35
- 50
- 30
- 26
- 50
- 33
- 30
- 30
- 38
- 42
- 50
- 55
- 42
- 35
- 33
- 22
- 22
- 55
- 22
- 38
- 22
- 28
- 35
- 26
- 60
- 60
- 35
- 68
- 18
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