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: 72, 14, 18, 24? (a) 72 (b) 14 (c) 18 (d) 24
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 64, 40, 30, 32? (a) 64 (b) 40 (c) 30 (d) 32
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 65, 81? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 65 (d) 81
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 48, 16, 20, 30? (a) 48 (b) 16 (c) 20 (d) 30
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 42, 32, 28, 16? (a) 42 (b) 32 (c) 28 (d) 16
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 35, 81, 27, 63? (a) 35 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 49, 81, 27, 63? (a) 49 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 63
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 12, 40, 24, 60? (a) 12 (b) 40 (c) 24 (d) 60
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 85, 45? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 85 (d) 45
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 32, 24, 48, 38? (a) 32 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 38
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 44, 54, 18, 12? (a) 44 (b) 54 (c) 18 (d) 12
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 63, 49? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 49
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 81, 35, 27, 45? (a) 81 (b) 35 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 62, 54, 72, 48? (a) 62 (b) 54 (c) 72 (d) 48
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 96, 16, 48, 50? (a) 96 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 50
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 66, 54, 44, 18? (a) 66 (b) 54 (c) 44 (d) 18
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 12, 18, 36, 14? (a) 12 (b) 18 (c) 36 (d) 14
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 96, 80, 60, 32? (a) 96 (b) 80 (c) 60 (d) 32
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 49, 27, 63, 81? (a) 49 (b) 27 (c) 63 (d) 81
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 48, 36? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 48 (d) 36
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 30, 32, 24, 20? (a) 30 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 20
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 72, 48, 54, 38? (a) 72 (b) 48 (c) 54 (d) 38
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 34, 40, 16, 80? (a) 34 (b) 40 (c) 16 (d) 80
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 40, 42, 32, 20? (a) 40 (b) 42 (c) 32 (d) 20
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 27, 45, 85, 81? (a) 27 (b) 45 (c) 85 (d) 81
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 32, 10, 16, 20? (a) 32 (b) 10 (c) 16 (d) 20
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 42, 24, 12, 48? (a) 42 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 48
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 48, 96, 32, 52? (a) 48 (b) 96 (c) 32 (d) 52
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 18, 16, 48, 54? (a) 18 (b) 16 (c) 48 (d) 54
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 28, 42, 24, 32? (a) 28 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 32
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 38, 24, 12, 16? (a) 38 (b) 24 (c) 12 (d) 16
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 48, 64, 24, 26? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 24 (d) 26
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 49, 35, 55, 77? (a) 49 (b) 35 (c) 55 (d) 77
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 65, 81, 27, 45? (a) 65 (b) 81 (c) 27 (d) 45
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 10, 48, 16, 12? (a) 10 (b) 48 (c) 16 (d) 12
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 48, 58, 12, 24? (a) 48 (b) 58 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 38, 12, 32? (a) 48 (b) 38 (c) 12 (d) 32
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 18, 36, 46, 12? (a) 18 (b) 36 (c) 46 (d) 12
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 77, 49, 55, 35? (a) 77 (b) 49 (c) 55 (d) 35
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 77, 55, 49, 35? (a) 77 (b) 55 (c) 49 (d) 35
Answer key
- 14
- 30
- 65
- 30
- 42
- 35
- 49
- 40
- 85
- 38
- 44
- 49
- 35
- 62
- 50
- 44
- 14
- 60
- 49
- 18
- 30
- 38
- 34
- 42
- 85
- 10
- 42
- 52
- 16
- 42
- 38
- 26
- 55
- 65
- 10
- 58
- 38
- 46
- 55
- 55
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