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: 32, 30, 80, 48? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 80 (d) 48
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 40, 64, 32, 70? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 70
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 81, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 18, 30, 72? (a) 40 (b) 18 (c) 30 (d) 72
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 88, 24, 22, 48? (a) 88 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 60, 48? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 60 (d) 48
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 16, 34? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 34
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 10, 12, 24? (a) 48 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 30, 20, 16, 32? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 12, 50, 54, 36? (a) 12 (b) 50 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 80, 20? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 80 (d) 20
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 34, 16? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 34 (d) 16
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 64, 62? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 64 (d) 62
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 65, 81, 27, 45? (a) 65 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 35, 45? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 22, 12, 24, 48? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 65, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 40, 22, 80, 32? (a) 40 (b) 22 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 18, 20, 54, 60? (a) 18 (b) 20 (c) 54 (d) 60
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 66, 80, 96, 40? (a) 66 (b) 80 (c) 96 (d) 40
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 50, 72, 54, 48? (a) 50 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 48
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 42, 32, 28, 24? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 24
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 70, 96, 24, 48? (a) 70 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 86, 48, 24, 64? (a) 86 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 65, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 27
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 34, 18? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 34 (d) 18
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 45, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 18, 60, 36, 50? (a) 18 (b) 60 (c) 36 (d) 50
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 81, 45? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 28, 24, 14, 48? (a) 28 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 48
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 32, 72, 36, 12? (a) 32 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 12
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 64, 58? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 58
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 63, 45, 27, 35? (a) 63 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 18, 38, 48, 72? (a) 18 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 72
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 26, 40? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 26 (d) 40
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 48, 38, 16, 24? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 84, 48, 16, 56? (a) 84 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 56
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 30, 24, 16, 40? (a) 30 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 24, 50, 80, 48? (a) 24 (b) 50 (c) 80 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 16, 56, 24, 42? (a) 16 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 42
Answer key
- 30
- 70
- 35
- 40
- 22
- 60
- 34
- 10
- 30
- 50
- 20
- 34
- 62
- 65
- 35
- 22
- 65
- 22
- 20
- 66
- 50
- 42
- 70
- 86
- 65
- 34
- 35
- 50
- 35
- 14
- 32
- 58
- 35
- 38
- 26
- 38
- 84
- 30
- 50
- 42
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