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: 36, 72, 12, 16? (a) 36 (b) 72 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 35, 81? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 20, 32, 10, 16? (a) 20 (b) 32 (c) 10 (d) 16
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 12, 24, 40, 60? (a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 40 (d) 60
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 20, 72, 36, 24? (a) 20 (b) 72 (c) 36 (d) 24
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 80, 42, 64, 40? (a) 80 (b) 42 (c) 64 (d) 40
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 81, 49? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 81 (d) 49
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 24, 44? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 44
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 64, 16, 32, 62? (a) 64 (b) 16 (c) 32 (d) 62
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 28, 48, 14, 24? (a) 28 (b) 48 (c) 14 (d) 24
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 20, 16, 30, 32? (a) 20 (b) 16 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 48, 80, 84, 40? (a) 48 (b) 80 (c) 84 (d) 40
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 49, 77, 55, 35? (a) 49 (b) 77 (c) 55 (d) 35
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 16, 50, 96, 48? (a) 16 (b) 50 (c) 96 (d) 48
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 32, 28, 56, 64? (a) 32 (b) 28 (c) 56 (d) 64
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 62, 36, 24, 72? (a) 62 (b) 36 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 45, 35, 27, 81? (a) 45 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 81
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 62, 96, 16, 48? (a) 62 (b) 96 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 24, 86, 16, 96? (a) 24 (b) 86 (c) 16 (d) 96
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 32, 38, 20, 40? (a) 32 (b) 38 (c) 20 (d) 40
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 48, 56, 24, 28? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 48, 24, 58, 64? (a) 48 (b) 24 (c) 58 (d) 64
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 64, 34, 24, 48? (a) 64 (b) 34 (c) 24 (d) 48
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 32, 12? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 12
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 48, 22, 16, 24? (a) 48 (b) 22 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 35, 63? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 35 (d) 63
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 45, 27, 35, 81? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 35 (d) 81
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 49? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 49
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 24, 12, 38, 48? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 38 (d) 48
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 24, 26, 12, 16? (a) 24 (b) 26 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 10, 12, 32, 48? (a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 32, 78? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 78
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 24, 30, 16, 64? (a) 24 (b) 30 (c) 16 (d) 64
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 45, 81, 63, 35? (a) 45 (b) 81 (c) 63 (d) 35
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 22, 48, 24, 66? (a) 22 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 66
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 20, 42, 40, 24? (a) 20 (b) 42 (c) 40 (d) 24
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 27, 63, 49, 81? (a) 27 (b) 63 (c) 49 (d) 81
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 18, 64, 32, 16? (a) 18 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 16
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 45, 35? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 40, 28, 16, 80? (a) 40 (b) 28 (c) 16 (d) 80
Answer key
- 16
- 35
- 10
- 40
- 20
- 42
- 49
- 44
- 62
- 14
- 30
- 84
- 55
- 50
- 28
- 62
- 35
- 62
- 86
- 38
- 28
- 58
- 34
- 34
- 22
- 35
- 35
- 49
- 38
- 26
- 10
- 78
- 30
- 35
- 22
- 42
- 49
- 18
- 35
- 28
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