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: 40, 12, 18, 54? (a) 40 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 54
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 40, 32, 20, 14? (a) 40 (b) 32 (c) 20 (d) 14
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 80, 18, 40, 24? (a) 80 (b) 18 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 40, 14, 20, 32? (a) 40 (b) 14 (c) 20 (d) 32
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 96, 68? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 68
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 16, 28, 24, 42? (a) 16 (b) 28 (c) 24 (d) 42
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 36, 32? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 36 (d) 32
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 28, 30, 42, 60? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 42 (d) 60
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 48, 56, 84, 64? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 84 (d) 64
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 80, 60? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 80 (d) 60
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 14, 20, 16, 40? (a) 14 (b) 20 (c) 16 (d) 40
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 22, 12, 16, 24? (a) 22 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 80, 88, 44, 40? (a) 80 (b) 88 (c) 44 (d) 40
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 86, 24? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 86 (d) 24
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 72, 36, 24, 44? (a) 72 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 44
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 32, 12, 16, 30? (a) 32 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 30
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 14, 12, 48, 16? (a) 14 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 72, 18, 48, 14? (a) 72 (b) 18 (c) 48 (d) 14
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 48, 12, 16, 34? (a) 48 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 34
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 80, 16, 50, 32? (a) 80 (b) 16 (c) 50 (d) 32
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 66, 64, 96, 88? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 88
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 35, 63, 27, 81? (a) 35 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 28, 96, 16, 48? (a) 28 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 38, 72, 36, 48? (a) 38 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 48
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 64, 42, 24, 16? (a) 64 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 22, 32, 48, 12? (a) 22 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 58, 24, 96, 32? (a) 58 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 16, 48, 60, 40? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 60 (d) 40
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 42, 24, 16, 32? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 72, 38, 18, 24? (a) 72 (b) 38 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 26, 16? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 26 (d) 16
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 27, 49? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 27 (d) 49
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 16, 40, 96, 30? (a) 16 (b) 40 (c) 96 (d) 30
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 48, 26? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 48 (d) 26
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 64, 12, 54, 18? (a) 64 (b) 12 (c) 54 (d) 18
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 32, 22? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 22
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 18, 36, 16, 32? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 63, 35, 27, 81? (a) 63 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 14, 28? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 14 (d) 28
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 96, 16, 48, 46? (a) 96 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 46
Answer key
- 40
- 14
- 18
- 14
- 68
- 42
- 36
- 28
- 84
- 60
- 14
- 22
- 44
- 86
- 44
- 30
- 14
- 14
- 34
- 50
- 66
- 35
- 28
- 38
- 42
- 22
- 58
- 60
- 42
- 38
- 26
- 49
- 30
- 26
- 64
- 22
- 18
- 35
- 14
- 46
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