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: 78, 16, 80, 40? (a) 78 (b) 16 (c) 80 (d) 40
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 18, 40? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 70, 40? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 70 (d) 40
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 64, 76, 16, 32? (a) 64 (b) 76 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 45, 65? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 65
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 64, 54, 24, 32? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 28, 72, 24, 36? (a) 28 (b) 72 (c) 24 (d) 36
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 81, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 16, 62? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 62
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 45, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 85? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 85
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 12, 72, 32, 36? (a) 12 (b) 72 (c) 32 (d) 36
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 24, 44, 88, 96? (a) 24 (b) 44 (c) 88 (d) 96
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 64, 48, 18, 16? (a) 64 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 16, 84, 96, 64? (a) 16 (b) 84 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 40, 96, 60, 64? (a) 40 (b) 96 (c) 60 (d) 64
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 82, 32, 96, 24? (a) 82 (b) 32 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 27, 49, 81, 63? (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 65, 27? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 65 (d) 27
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 63, 81? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 20, 16? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 20 (d) 16
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 66, 60, 44, 30? (a) 66 (b) 60 (c) 44 (d) 30
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 16, 38, 48, 12? (a) 16 (b) 38 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 45, 63? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 38, 24? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 72, 16, 64, 36? (a) 72 (b) 16 (c) 64 (d) 36
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 72, 16? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 72 (d) 16
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 54, 72, 48, 38? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 52, 24, 48, 12? (a) 52 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 42, 56, 64, 48? (a) 42 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 48
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 18, 54, 40, 30? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 22, 12, 32, 48? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 22, 48? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 24, 30? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 30
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 18, 46, 24, 72? (a) 18 (b) 46 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 22, 96, 88, 24? (a) 22 (b) 96 (c) 88 (d) 24
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 16, 20, 30, 48? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 48
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 80, 88, 22, 40? (a) 80 (b) 88 (c) 22 (d) 40
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 24, 10, 16, 12? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 32, 22, 44, 16? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 44 (d) 16
Answer key
- 78
- 18
- 70
- 76
- 65
- 54
- 28
- 35
- 62
- 35
- 85
- 32
- 44
- 18
- 84
- 60
- 82
- 49
- 65
- 35
- 20
- 44
- 38
- 35
- 38
- 36
- 18
- 38
- 52
- 42
- 40
- 22
- 22
- 30
- 46
- 22
- 30
- 22
- 10
- 22
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