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: 72, 24, 36, 38? (a) 72 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 38
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 55, 77, 35, 49? (a) 55 (b) 77 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 24, 62? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 62
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 60, 40, 64, 48? (a) 60 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 27, 45? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 64, 36, 16, 32? (a) 64 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 63, 81? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 28, 48? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 48
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 40, 10, 48, 12? (a) 40 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 34, 16, 48, 12? (a) 34 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 58, 16, 32, 64? (a) 58 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 10, 24, 12, 40? (a) 10 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 40
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 32, 86? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 86
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 48, 36, 72, 24? (a) 48 (b) 36 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 48, 22, 16, 12? (a) 48 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 72, 20, 48, 36? (a) 72 (b) 20 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 40, 96, 64, 30? (a) 40 (b) 96 (c) 64 (d) 30
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 35? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 12, 34, 18, 36? (a) 12 (b) 34 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 32, 50, 16, 80? (a) 32 (b) 50 (c) 16 (d) 80
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 56, 70, 80, 32? (a) 56 (b) 70 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 44, 48? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 44 (d) 48
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 81, 33, 99, 27? (a) 81 (b) 33 (c) 99 (d) 27
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 10, 12? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 12
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 18, 12, 48, 24? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 49, 27? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 49 (d) 27
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 48, 14, 32, 12? (a) 48 (b) 14 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 64, 26, 24, 96? (a) 64 (b) 26 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 52, 16, 24, 96? (a) 52 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 85, 45? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 85 (d) 45
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 14, 48? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 48
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 18, 36, 56, 54? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 56 (d) 54
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 42, 20, 40, 16? (a) 42 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 18, 54, 44, 36? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 36
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 10, 12, 16, 24? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 48, 16? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 10, 20, 24? (a) 48 (b) 10 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 24, 26, 48, 32? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 24, 28? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 48, 42? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 48 (d) 42
Answer key
- 38
- 55
- 62
- 60
- 35
- 36
- 35
- 28
- 10
- 34
- 58
- 10
- 86
- 36
- 22
- 20
- 30
- 35
- 34
- 50
- 70
- 44
- 33
- 10
- 18
- 49
- 14
- 26
- 52
- 85
- 14
- 56
- 42
- 44
- 10
- 30
- 10
- 26
- 28
- 42
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