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: 80, 22, 40, 88? (a) 80 (b) 22 (c) 40 (d) 88
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 49, 27? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 49 (d) 27
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 24, 26? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 96, 48, 72, 18? (a) 96 (b) 48 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 48, 36? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 36, 72, 40, 12? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 40 (d) 12
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 24, 80, 50, 48? (a) 24 (b) 80 (c) 50 (d) 48
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 26, 48, 16, 12? (a) 26 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 62, 32? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 62 (d) 32
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 42, 96, 32, 56? (a) 42 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 56
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 33, 99? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 44, 24, 16, 48? (a) 44 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 64, 66, 24, 88? (a) 64 (b) 66 (c) 24 (d) 88
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 45, 81? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 48, 14, 16, 12? (a) 48 (b) 14 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 54, 26, 72, 24? (a) 54 (b) 26 (c) 72 (d) 24
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 33, 81, 99, 27? (a) 33 (b) 81 (c) 99 (d) 27
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 30, 40, 96? (a) 64 (b) 30 (c) 40 (d) 96
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 20, 42, 32, 40? (a) 20 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 16, 50, 64, 32? (a) 16 (b) 50 (c) 64 (d) 32
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 50, 16, 24, 96? (a) 50 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 12, 14, 18, 36? (a) 12 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 36
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 20, 24, 32, 96? (a) 20 (b) 24 (c) 32 (d) 96
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 63, 49, 81, 27? (a) 63 (b) 49 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 38, 24, 12, 48? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 12, 36, 26, 54? (a) 12 (b) 36 (c) 26 (d) 54
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 56, 54, 18, 48? (a) 56 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 48
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 62, 72, 48, 54? (a) 62 (b) 72 (c) 48 (d) 54
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 27, 35, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 35 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 81, 35? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 35
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 10, 12, 16, 24? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 16, 24, 40, 30? (a) 16 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 27, 35? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 63, 35? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 24, 80, 48, 20? (a) 24 (b) 80 (c) 48 (d) 20
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 40, 60, 12, 48? (a) 40 (b) 60 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 96, 52, 48, 16? (a) 96 (b) 52 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 65, 45? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 65 (d) 45
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 78, 48? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 78 (d) 48
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 40, 80, 78, 64? (a) 40 (b) 80 (c) 78 (d) 64
Answer key
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- 49
- 26
- 18
- 36
- 40
- 50
- 26
- 62
- 42
- 33
- 44
- 66
- 35
- 14
- 26
- 33
- 30
- 42
- 50
- 50
- 14
- 20
- 49
- 38
- 26
- 56
- 62
- 35
- 35
- 10
- 30
- 35
- 35
- 20
- 40
- 52
- 65
- 78
- 78
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