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, 14, 48, 24? (a) 32 (b) 14 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 16, 74? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 74
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 80, 32, 54, 40? (a) 80 (b) 32 (c) 54 (d) 40
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 65, 81? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 81
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 32, 34? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 34
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 70, 32? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 70 (d) 32
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 16, 38, 12, 24? (a) 16 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 20, 18, 40? (a) 48 (b) 20 (c) 18 (d) 40
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 36, 26, 18, 12? (a) 36 (b) 26 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 27, 33, 99, 81? (a) 27 (b) 33 (c) 99 (d) 81
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 42, 32, 48, 16? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 48, 14, 12, 16? (a) 48 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 32, 64, 48, 60? (a) 32 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 60
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 32, 20, 40, 26? (a) 32 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 26
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 32, 28, 16, 14? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 14
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 32, 22, 48, 96? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 18, 40, 20, 48? (a) 18 (b) 40 (c) 20 (d) 48
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 96, 38, 24? (a) 64 (b) 96 (c) 38 (d) 24
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 45, 85, 81, 27? (a) 45 (b) 85 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 16, 76, 40, 80? (a) 16 (b) 76 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 66, 88, 32, 96? (a) 66 (b) 88 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 85, 45, 81, 27? (a) 85 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 26, 72, 54, 24? (a) 26 (b) 72 (c) 54 (d) 24
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 36, 64, 16, 96? (a) 36 (b) 64 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 65, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 81
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 66, 64, 32, 16? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 60, 30, 66, 44? (a) 60 (b) 30 (c) 66 (d) 44
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 81, 27? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 38, 96, 64, 24? (a) 38 (b) 96 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 24, 80, 66, 40? (a) 24 (b) 80 (c) 66 (d) 40
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 48, 66, 40, 80? (a) 48 (b) 66 (c) 40 (d) 80
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 34, 32, 64, 16? (a) 34 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 16
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 66, 32, 64, 24? (a) 66 (b) 32 (c) 64 (d) 24
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 38, 24, 48, 16? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 49? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 49
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 40, 16, 32, 30? (a) 40 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 49, 81, 63, 27? (a) 49 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 64, 28, 96, 24? (a) 64 (b) 28 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 14, 28? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 14 (d) 28
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 20, 18, 48, 40? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 40
Answer key
- 14
- 74
- 54
- 65
- 34
- 70
- 38
- 18
- 26
- 33
- 42
- 14
- 60
- 26
- 14
- 22
- 18
- 38
- 85
- 76
- 66
- 85
- 26
- 36
- 65
- 66
- 44
- 35
- 38
- 66
- 66
- 34
- 66
- 38
- 49
- 30
- 49
- 28
- 14
- 18
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