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: 72, 12, 36, 56? (a) 72 (b) 12 (c) 36 (d) 56
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 12, 26, 32, 24? (a) 12 (b) 26 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 32, 18, 16, 24? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 32, 42, 56, 24? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 56 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 54, 72? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 54 (d) 72
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 52, 72, 36, 48? (a) 52 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 60, 30, 12, 22? (a) 60 (b) 30 (c) 12 (d) 22
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 45, 35? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 99, 81, 27, 33? (a) 99 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 45? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 96, 64, 18, 16? (a) 96 (b) 64 (c) 18 (d) 16
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 16, 84, 32, 96? (a) 16 (b) 84 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 20, 48, 32, 96? (a) 20 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 77, 55, 35, 49? (a) 77 (b) 55 (c) 35 (d) 49
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 40, 70, 48, 96? (a) 40 (b) 70 (c) 48 (d) 96
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 36, 12, 18, 62? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 62
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 26, 16, 40, 20? (a) 26 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 12, 16? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 82, 24, 48, 16? (a) 82 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 42, 28, 18, 36? (a) 42 (b) 28 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 20, 80, 64, 32? (a) 20 (b) 80 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 24, 20? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 63, 27? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 27
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 30, 24? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 24
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 54, 24, 16, 18? (a) 54 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 18
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 65, 81? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 81
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 16, 12, 48, 22? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 22
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 22, 24, 12, 48? (a) 22 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 24, 20, 40, 48? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 40 (d) 48
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 18, 48? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 38, 24, 54, 72? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 72
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 22, 48? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 22 (d) 48
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 27, 49, 81, 63? (a) 27 (b) 49 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 20, 24, 36, 72? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 76, 24, 16, 48? (a) 76 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 35, 63? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 30, 50, 18, 54? (a) 30 (b) 50 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 64, 80, 70, 56? (a) 64 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 56
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 40, 36, 80, 48? (a) 40 (b) 36 (c) 80 (d) 48
Answer key
- 56
- 35
- 26
- 18
- 42
- 54
- 52
- 22
- 35
- 33
- 35
- 18
- 84
- 20
- 55
- 70
- 62
- 26
- 34
- 82
- 28
- 20
- 20
- 35
- 30
- 16
- 65
- 22
- 22
- 20
- 18
- 38
- 22
- 49
- 20
- 76
- 35
- 50
- 70
- 36
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