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: 27, 81, 63, 49? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 49
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 18, 16, 32, 24? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 86, 80, 40, 64? (a) 86 (b) 80 (c) 40 (d) 64
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 36, 72? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 36 (d) 72
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 32, 18, 16, 48? (a) 32 (b) 18 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 30, 80? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 30 (d) 80
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 24, 20, 48, 12? (a) 24 (b) 20 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 64, 54, 72, 16? (a) 64 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 16
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 32, 66, 48, 64? (a) 32 (b) 66 (c) 48 (d) 64
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 14, 24, 48, 16? (a) 14 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 16, 54, 18, 12? (a) 16 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 96, 32, 50, 48? (a) 96 (b) 32 (c) 50 (d) 48
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 36, 18, 12, 38? (a) 36 (b) 18 (c) 12 (d) 38
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 81, 85, 27, 45? (a) 81 (b) 85 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 40, 64, 80, 58? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 80 (d) 58
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 16, 50, 32, 64? (a) 16 (b) 50 (c) 32 (d) 64
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 48, 18, 40, 20? (a) 48 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 24, 64, 48, 28? (a) 24 (b) 64 (c) 48 (d) 28
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 12, 32, 40, 30? (a) 12 (b) 32 (c) 40 (d) 30
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 64, 32, 16, 22? (a) 64 (b) 32 (c) 16 (d) 22
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 54, 16, 24, 18? (a) 54 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 18
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 81, 99, 27, 33? (a) 81 (b) 99 (c) 27 (d) 33
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 40, 64, 28, 80? (a) 40 (b) 64 (c) 28 (d) 80
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 24, 48, 22, 16? (a) 24 (b) 48 (c) 22 (d) 16
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 35, 45, 81, 63? (a) 35 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 63
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 20, 14? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 14
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 44, 30, 60, 66? (a) 44 (b) 30 (c) 60 (d) 66
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 12, 34? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 34
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 56, 84, 96, 16? (a) 56 (b) 84 (c) 96 (d) 16
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 60, 32? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 60 (d) 32
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 62, 16, 24, 48? (a) 62 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 30, 32, 80, 24? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 80 (d) 24
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 78, 16, 24, 32? (a) 78 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 14, 12, 48, 24? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 28, 64, 96, 24? (a) 28 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 24
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 74, 96, 24, 16? (a) 74 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 81, 85, 45, 27? (a) 81 (b) 85 (c) 45 (d) 27
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 27, 85? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 85
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 36, 18? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 18
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 10, 16? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 10 (d) 16
Answer key
- 49
- 18
- 86
- 16
- 18
- 30
- 20
- 54
- 66
- 14
- 16
- 50
- 38
- 85
- 58
- 50
- 18
- 28
- 30
- 22
- 16
- 33
- 28
- 22
- 35
- 14
- 44
- 34
- 84
- 60
- 62
- 30
- 78
- 14
- 28
- 74
- 85
- 85
- 18
- 10
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