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, 24, 58, 72? (a) 36 (b) 24 (c) 58 (d) 72
- 2.Which is the odd one out: 34, 48, 12, 24? (a) 34 (b) 48 (c) 12 (d) 24
- 3.Which is the odd one out: 36, 22, 12, 54? (a) 36 (b) 22 (c) 12 (d) 54
- 4.Which is the odd one out: 32, 16, 54, 72? (a) 32 (b) 16 (c) 54 (d) 72
- 5.Which is the odd one out: 32, 48, 24, 82? (a) 32 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 82
- 6.Which is the odd one out: 48, 72, 50, 36? (a) 48 (b) 72 (c) 50 (d) 36
- 7.Which is the odd one out: 32, 56, 24, 84? (a) 32 (b) 56 (c) 24 (d) 84
- 8.Which is the odd one out: 48, 46, 16, 24? (a) 48 (b) 46 (c) 16 (d) 24
- 9.Which is the odd one out: 27, 81, 33, 99? (a) 27 (b) 81 (c) 33 (d) 99
- 10.Which is the odd one out: 27, 85, 45, 81? (a) 27 (b) 85 (c) 45 (d) 81
- 11.Which is the odd one out: 40, 24, 66, 80? (a) 40 (b) 24 (c) 66 (d) 80
- 12.Which is the odd one out: 18, 32, 24, 64? (a) 18 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 64
- 13.Which is the odd one out: 48, 80, 70, 96? (a) 48 (b) 80 (c) 70 (d) 96
- 14.Which is the odd one out: 18, 54, 40, 72? (a) 18 (b) 54 (c) 40 (d) 72
- 15.Which is the odd one out: 20, 30, 48, 16? (a) 20 (b) 30 (c) 48 (d) 16
- 16.Which is the odd one out: 16, 64, 32, 30? (a) 16 (b) 64 (c) 32 (d) 30
- 17.Which is the odd one out: 36, 12, 54, 26? (a) 36 (b) 12 (c) 54 (d) 26
- 18.Which is the odd one out: 64, 18, 54, 36? (a) 64 (b) 18 (c) 54 (d) 36
- 19.Which is the odd one out: 81, 27, 45, 85? (a) 81 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 85
- 20.Which is the odd one out: 58, 24, 96, 32? (a) 58 (b) 24 (c) 96 (d) 32
- 21.Which is the odd one out: 32, 42, 16, 48? (a) 32 (b) 42 (c) 16 (d) 48
- 22.Which is the odd one out: 82, 32, 24, 96? (a) 82 (b) 32 (c) 24 (d) 96
- 23.Which is the odd one out: 50, 54, 24, 72? (a) 50 (b) 54 (c) 24 (d) 72
- 24.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 96, 52? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 96 (d) 52
- 25.Which is the odd one out: 12, 48, 32, 14? (a) 12 (b) 48 (c) 32 (d) 14
- 26.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 10, 48? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 10 (d) 48
- 27.Which is the odd one out: 35, 77, 55, 49? (a) 35 (b) 77 (c) 55 (d) 49
- 28.Which is the odd one out: 42, 40, 80, 16? (a) 42 (b) 40 (c) 80 (d) 16
- 29.Which is the odd one out: 81, 63, 45, 35? (a) 81 (b) 63 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 30.Which is the odd one out: 18, 24, 34, 72? (a) 18 (b) 24 (c) 34 (d) 72
- 31.Which is the odd one out: 49, 77, 35, 55? (a) 49 (b) 77 (c) 35 (d) 55
- 32.Which is the odd one out: 24, 32, 48, 46? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 48 (d) 46
- 33.Which is the odd one out: 24, 16, 58, 96? (a) 24 (b) 16 (c) 58 (d) 96
- 34.Which is the odd one out: 63, 27, 45, 35? (a) 63 (b) 27 (c) 45 (d) 35
- 35.Which is the odd one out: 32, 96, 66, 88? (a) 32 (b) 96 (c) 66 (d) 88
- 36.Which is the odd one out: 16, 32, 12, 30? (a) 16 (b) 32 (c) 12 (d) 30
- 37.Which is the odd one out: 48, 64, 96, 46? (a) 48 (b) 64 (c) 96 (d) 46
- 38.Which is the odd one out: 16, 96, 24, 76? (a) 16 (b) 96 (c) 24 (d) 76
- 39.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 27, 65? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 27 (d) 65
- 40.Which is the odd one out: 81, 45, 35, 27? (a) 81 (b) 45 (c) 35 (d) 27
Answer key
- 58
- 34
- 22
- 54
- 82
- 50
- 84
- 46
- 33
- 85
- 66
- 18
- 70
- 40
- 30
- 30
- 26
- 64
- 85
- 58
- 42
- 82
- 50
- 52
- 14
- 10
- 55
- 42
- 35
- 34
- 55
- 46
- 58
- 35
- 66
- 30
- 46
- 76
- 65
- 35
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