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: 38, 18, 24, 72? (a) 38 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 56, 48, 64, 84? (a) 56 (b) 48 (c) 64 (d) 84
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 40, 48, 54, 80? (a) 40 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 80
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 14, 32, 20, 40? (a) 14 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 35, 63? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 33, 27, 99, 81? (a) 33 (b) 27 (c) 99 (d) 81
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 35, 45? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 45
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 54, 72, 18, 40? (a) 54 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 65, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 81
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 33, 99? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 10, 16? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 10 (d) 16
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 38, 24? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 35 (d) 27
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 68, 96? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 68 (d) 96
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 60, 16, 32, 40? (a) 60 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 38, 96? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 38 (d) 96
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 28, 42, 48, 16? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 78, 48? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 78 (d) 48
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 76, 24, 96, 64? (a) 76 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 88, 96? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 88 (d) 96
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 64, 80, 30, 32? (a) 64 (b) 80 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 64, 84, 16, 48? (a) 64 (b) 84 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 12, 22? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 76, 64? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 76 (d) 64
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 74, 24, 96, 16? (a) 74 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 16
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 56, 16, 84, 48? (a) 56 (b) 16 (c) 84 (d) 48
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 48, 30, 20, 32? (a) 48 (b) 30 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 18, 96? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 96
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 24, 20, 40, 18? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 18
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 70, 16, 40, 56? (a) 70 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 56
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 32, 82, 40, 80? (a) 32 (b) 82 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 42, 28, 48, 32? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 80, 42, 40, 48? (a) 80 (b) 42 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 96, 18, 16, 64? (a) 96 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 96, 24, 32, 38? (a) 96 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 38
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 40, 36, 80, 96? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 80 (d) 96
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 28, 42, 24, 16? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 24, 22, 12, 48? (a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 40, 20, 16, 42? (a) 40 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 42
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 38, 24, 12, 32? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 32
Answer key
- 38
- 84
- 54
- 14
- 35
- 33
- 35
- 40
- 65
- 33
- 10
- 38
- 35
- 68
- 60
- 38
- 42
- 78
- 76
- 22
- 30
- 84
- 22
- 76
- 74
- 84
- 30
- 18
- 18
- 70
- 82
- 42
- 42
- 18
- 38
- 36
- 42
- 22
- 42
- 38
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