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: 42, 48, 24, 12? (a) 42 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 66, 32, 16, 88? (a) 66 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 88
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 35? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 70, 80? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 72, 54, 18, 56? (a) 72 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 56
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 42, 28, 16, 48? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 80, 16, 40, 22? (a) 80 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 22
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 30, 40, 48, 16? (a) 30 (b) 40 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 44, 40, 80, 64? (a) 44 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 64
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 48, 34, 16, 24? (a) 48 (b) 34 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 96, 30, 32, 80? (a) 96 (b) 30 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 85, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 85 (d) 45
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 26, 72, 54, 24? (a) 26 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 44, 32, 24, 96? (a) 44 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 55, 35, 77, 49? (a) 55 (b) 35 (c) 77 (d) 49
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 96, 70? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 70
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 24, 58? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 58
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 96, 64? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 40, 10, 48, 12? (a) 40 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 64, 22? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 22
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 16, 54, 32, 96? (a) 16 (b) 54 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 12, 16? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 96, 20, 80, 24? (a) 96 (b) 20 (c) 80 (d) 24
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 88, 48, 32, 66? (a) 88 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 66
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 56, 24, 84, 64? (a) 56 (b) 24 (c) 84 (d) 64
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 30, 16, 20, 32? (a) 30 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 81, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 62, 40, 16, 80? (a) 62 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 80
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 48, 72, 36, 20? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 20
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 33, 99, 81, 27? (a) 33 (b) 99 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 72, 56, 42, 54? (a) 72 (b) 56 (c) 42 (d) 54
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 40, 42, 80, 32? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 80, 62, 40, 16? (a) 80 (b) 62 (c) 40 (d) 16
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 22, 48? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 99, 33? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 99 (d) 33
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 77, 55, 35, 49? (a) 77 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 18, 38? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 18 (d) 38
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 28, 12, 54, 18? (a) 28 (b) 12 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 48, 88, 66, 32? (a) 48 (b) 88 (c) 66 (d) 32
Answer key
- 42
- 66
- 35
- 70
- 56
- 42
- 22
- 30
- 44
- 34
- 30
- 85
- 26
- 44
- 55
- 70
- 58
- 20
- 10
- 22
- 54
- 18
- 20
- 66
- 84
- 30
- 35
- 62
- 20
- 35
- 33
- 56
- 42
- 62
- 22
- 33
- 55
- 38
- 28
- 66
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