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: 26, 32, 48, 96? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 42, 24? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 42 (d) 24
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 46, 96, 16, 48? (a) 46 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 81, 35? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 66, 96, 88, 16? (a) 66 (b) 96 (c) 88 (d) 16
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 27, 33, 99, 81? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 99 (d) 81
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 24, 40, 32, 60? (a) 24 (b) 40 (c) 32 (d) 60
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 24, 48? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 96, 16, 32, 18? (a) 96 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 18
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 80, 40, 28, 32? (a) 80 (b) 40 (c) 28 (d) 32
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 45, 63? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 63
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 16, 22? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 48, 76, 64, 24? (a) 48 (b) 76 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 70, 80, 32, 16? (a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 32, 30, 16, 24? (a) 32 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 22, 48? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 34, 16? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 16
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 78, 16, 96? (a) 64 (b) 78 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 14, 54, 42, 18? (a) 14 (b) 54 (c) 42 (d) 18
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 85, 45, 27, 81? (a) 85 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 32, 62, 96, 24? (a) 32 (b) 62 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 42, 32, 48, 28? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 28
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 64, 84, 16, 24? (a) 64 (b) 84 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 48, 58, 96, 64? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 96 (d) 64
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 66, 64? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 66 (d) 64
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 56, 64, 70, 80? (a) 56 (b) 64 (c) 70 (d) 80
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 96, 48, 34, 16? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 34 (d) 16
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 45, 35? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 50, 80? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 50 (d) 80
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 85? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 85
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 40, 46, 32, 80? (a) 40 (b) 46 (c) 32 (d) 80
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 60, 40, 64, 16? (a) 60 (b) 40 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 16, 38, 24, 12? (a) 16 (b) 38 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 54, 56, 18, 12? (a) 54 (b) 56 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 16, 32? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 58, 32? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 58 (d) 32
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 35, 27, 81, 45? (a) 35 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 45
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 20, 24? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 20 (d) 24
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 18, 72, 38, 48? (a) 18 (b) 72 (c) 38 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 30, 48, 24, 12? (a) 30 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 12
Answer key
- 26
- 42
- 46
- 35
- 66
- 33
- 60
- 18
- 18
- 28
- 35
- 22
- 76
- 70
- 30
- 22
- 34
- 78
- 14
- 85
- 62
- 42
- 84
- 58
- 66
- 70
- 34
- 35
- 50
- 85
- 46
- 60
- 38
- 56
- 20
- 58
- 35
- 20
- 38
- 30
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