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, 27, 33, 99? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 32, 14? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 14
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 20, 54, 18, 36? (a) 20 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 45, 27? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 64, 22, 32, 16? (a) 64 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 48, 14? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 14
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 36, 54, 46, 12? (a) 36 (b) 54 (c) 46 (d) 12
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 24, 80? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 80
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 26, 18? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 26 (d) 18
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 96, 80, 40, 18? (a) 96 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 18
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 96, 58? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 58
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 64, 70, 40, 16? (a) 64 (b) 70 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 27, 81? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 24, 32? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 32, 42? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 42
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 82, 48, 96, 64? (a) 82 (b) 48 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 27, 65, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 65 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 80, 16, 50, 32? (a) 80 (b) 16 (c) 50 (d) 32
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 24, 18? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 35, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 76, 24, 48, 64? (a) 76 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 40, 30, 32, 64? (a) 40 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 60, 32, 16, 40? (a) 60 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 42, 54, 14, 18? (a) 42 (b) 54 (c) 14 (d) 18
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 30, 20, 48, 16? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 64, 74? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 64 (d) 74
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 18, 64, 32, 48? (a) 18 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 64, 56, 32, 84? (a) 64 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 84
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 80, 74, 40, 16? (a) 80 (b) 74 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 36, 56, 42, 54? (a) 36 (b) 56 (c) 42 (d) 54
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 64, 58? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 64 (d) 58
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 33, 81, 99, 27? (a) 33 (b) 81 (c) 99 (d) 27
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 32, 14? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 14
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 64, 18, 40, 80? (a) 64 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 66, 32, 80, 40? (a) 66 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 65? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 65
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 99, 33? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 99 (d) 33
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 16, 96? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 96
Answer key
- 33
- 14
- 20
- 35
- 22
- 14
- 46
- 20
- 26
- 35
- 18
- 58
- 70
- 35
- 30
- 35
- 42
- 82
- 65
- 50
- 18
- 35
- 76
- 30
- 60
- 14
- 30
- 74
- 18
- 84
- 74
- 56
- 58
- 33
- 14
- 18
- 66
- 65
- 33
- 20
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