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: 18, 12, 16, 32? (a) 18 (b) 12 (c) 16 (d) 32
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 12, 16, 24, 38? (a) 12 (b) 16 (c) 24 (d) 38
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 32, 36? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 36
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 48, 46? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 48 (d) 46
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 28, 56, 32, 16? (a) 28 (b) 56 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 24, 18, 32, 16? (a) 24 (b) 18 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 12, 60, 62, 30? (a) 12 (b) 60 (c) 62 (d) 30
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 63, 81, 45, 35? (a) 63 (b) 81 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 36, 14, 72, 48? (a) 36 (b) 14 (c) 72 (d) 48
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 26, 32, 48, 12? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 40, 12, 30, 16? (a) 40 (b) 12 (c) 30 (d) 16
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 54, 32, 72, 18? (a) 54 (b) 32 (c) 72 (d) 18
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 32, 22, 44, 16? (a) 32 (b) 22 (c) 44 (d) 16
- 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: 81, 45, 27, 35? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 35
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 14, 12? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 14 (d) 12
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 81, 33, 27, 99? (a) 81 (b) 33 (c) 27 (d) 99
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 18, 50, 54, 30? (a) 18 (b) 50 (c) 54 (d) 30
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 68, 96, 32, 24? (a) 68 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 24
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 27, 85? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 85
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 42, 24, 16, 64? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 32, 12? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 72, 12, 56, 36? (a) 72 (b) 12 (c) 56 (d) 36
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 65, 45, 81, 27? (a) 65 (b) 45 (c) 81 (d) 27
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 30, 20, 48, 32? (a) 30 (b) 20 (c) 48 (d) 32
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 72, 18, 96? (a) 24 (b) 72 (c) 18 (d) 96
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 10, 32, 48, 24? (a) 10 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 38, 16, 40, 20? (a) 38 (b) 16 (c) 40 (d) 20
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 16, 14, 24, 12? (a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 24 (d) 12
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 66, 80, 32, 40? (a) 66 (b) 80 (c) 32 (d) 40
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 36, 14, 12, 18? (a) 36 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 18
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 10, 48, 12? (a) 24 (b) 10 (c) 48 (d) 12
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 64, 78, 32, 16? (a) 64 (b) 78 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 38, 24, 12, 16? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 24, 96, 16, 76? (a) 24 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 76
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 28, 42, 24, 32? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 40, 28, 80, 32? (a) 40 (b) 28 (c) 80 (d) 32
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 78, 24, 96, 48? (a) 78 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 20, 40, 16, 34? (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 34
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 64, 80, 54, 40? (a) 64 (b) 80 (c) 54 (d) 40
Answer key
- 18
- 38
- 36
- 46
- 28
- 18
- 62
- 35
- 14
- 26
- 30
- 32
- 22
- 85
- 35
- 14
- 33
- 50
- 68
- 85
- 42
- 34
- 56
- 65
- 30
- 18
- 10
- 38
- 14
- 66
- 14
- 10
- 78
- 38
- 76
- 42
- 28
- 78
- 34
- 54
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